Research Guides: Citing Sources: ACS

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American Chemical Society Style

The American Chemical Society (ACS) citation style is commonly used by the chemistry community and related disciplines. The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication is also used as a resource for teaching students how to effectively communicate scientific information.

ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication
The go-to source on scholarly communications in Chemistry, including writing & publishing, creating posters, sharing data, and formatting citations. See Chapter 4.3 for information on how to format your citations (references).

ACS Resources

Quick Guide: ACS Style
Librarians at Williams have put together a summary of the most commonly cited types of sources, with examples and tips for everything from articles to patents to software.