ACS style
Encyclopedia
The ACS style is a set of standards for writing documents relating to chemistry, including a standard method of citation
in academic publication
s, developed by the American Chemical Society
(ACS). The printed versions of the ACS style manual are entitled ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed. (2006), edited by Anne M. Coghill and Lorrin R. Garson, and ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors (1997).
Titles of journals are abbreviated; e.g.:
Article published in a journal
Example of a journal citation:
Citation
Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source . More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression Broadly, a citation is a reference to a published or unpublished source (not always the original source). More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated...
in academic publication
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
s, developed by the American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
(ACS). The printed versions of the ACS style manual are entitled ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed. (2006), edited by Anne M. Coghill and Lorrin R. Garson, and ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors (1997).
Citation format
AbbreviationsTitles of journals are abbreviated; e.g.:
- J. Am. Chem. Soc. – Journal of the American Chemical SocietyJournal of the American Chemical SocietyThe Journal of the American Chemical Society is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society. The journal has absorbed two other publications in its history, the Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry and the American Chemical Journal...
- J. Phys. Chem. – Journal of Physical Chemistry
- J. Phys. Chem. A – Journal of Physical Chemistry (A, B, or C)
- J. Org. Chem. – Journal of Organic ChemistryJournal of Organic ChemistryThe Journal of Organic Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for original contributions of fundamental research in organic and bioorganic chemistry. It is published by the American Chemical Society. Its 2010 impact factor is 4.002....
- Org Lett – Organic LettersOrganic LettersOrganic Letters , is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 1999 by the American Chemical Society....
- Phys. Rev. Lett. – Physical Review LettersPhysical Review LettersPhysical Review Letters , established in 1958, is a peer reviewed, scientific journal that is published 52 times per year by the American Physical Society...
- Tetrahedron – Tetrahedron
- Tetrahedron Lett – Tetrahedron LettersTetrahedron Letters-See also:*Tetrahedron*Tetrahedron: Asymmetry...
- Acc. Chem. Res. – Accounts of Chemical ResearchAccounts of Chemical ResearchAccounts of Chemical Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published since 1968 by the American Chemical Society. ACR is currently indexed/abstracted in: Chemical Abstracts Service , British Library, CABI, EBSCOhost, Proquest, PubMed, SCOPUS, SwetsWise and Web of Science.The current...
Article published in a journal
- Last Name, First Initial.; Last Name, First Initial. Journal. Year, Volume, Pages.
Example of a journal citation:
Further reading
- Anne M. Coghill (Editor), Lorrin R. Garson (Editor). The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. 3rd ed. American Chemical Society, 2006.