Ref Works
- Ref WorksRefWorks is a web-based tool that helps you manage citations, create bibliographies, and import references from databases. It can convert stored citations into formatted bibliographies. Formatting styles include APA, Chicago, and MLA.
ACS Citation Guide
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
Comparing MLA and ACS Formats
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.
