ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication - 2020
ACS Style Guide; Effective Communication of Scientific Research - 2006
A Short Guide to Writing about Chemistry
QD8.5 D38 2010
CASSI - Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index
Journal Articles
Basic Format for ACS:
Author, A. A; Author, B. B; Author, C. C. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation (italics) Year (boldface), Volume (italics), Inclusive Pagination.
Examples:
Baum, R.M. Alcoholism and Family Abuse in Maggie and The Bluest Eye. Mos. 1986, 19, 91-105.
Bowering, G. Baseball and the Canadian Imagination. Can. Lit. 1986, 108, 115-24.
Basic Format for MLA:
Author, First Name. Title of Article in Quotes. Journal Name (italics) Volume.Issue (no space) Year: (Parentheses)
Pagination. Medium of publication.
Examples:
Baum, Rosalie Murphy. "Alcoholism and Family Abuse in Maggie and The Bluest Eye." Mosaic
19.3 (1986): 91-105. Print.
Bowering, George. "Baseball and the Canadian Imagination." Canadian Literature 108
(1986):115-24. Print.
Books
Basic Format for ACS:
Author. Title of Book; (italics) Publisher: Place of publication, Year of Publication.
Example:
LeCouteur, P.;Burreson, J. Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History; Putman: New York, 2003.
Basic Format for MLA
Author Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. (italics) Place of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example:
LeCouteur, Pierre, and Jay Burreson. Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History.
New York: Putman, 2003. Print.