ACS Style Citation Examples

References

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In text citations

• How to create in text parenthetical references.

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ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication

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The formatting and citation examples in this guide are based upon rules and examples in the The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd edition and the online guide by the American Chemical Society.  If you would like additions or would like to report a correction to this guide, please contact Renee Abbott. 

References Page:

• The references list should follow the body of the paper on a separate page.
• The first line of the citation should be left justified will all subsequent lines of the entry indented one-half inch (hanging indent).
• Papers that have used the numerical in-text citation style should list references in numerical order.
• Papers that have used the author-date in-text citation style should list references in alphabetical order by author's last name.