The most commonly used citation style in Chemistry is American Chemical Society (ACS) Style. Below you'll find recommended resources for citing in ACS and examples of in-text citations. If you have questions please reach out the subject specialist librarian in Chemistry, Heather Perrone.
There are three ways you can cite in-text with ACS. Double-check with your professor or publisher to make sure you're using the correct one.
Anytime you use information from someone else's work you need an in-text citation to attribute the idea to the author. The same is true for direct quotes.
Put the author(s) last name and the publication year in parentheses immediately after referencing their ideas in your paper.
Example:
Or
If there's more than one author, format it like this:
Citations are denoted by italicized numbers in parentheses and references are listed at the end in the order they first appeared in the paper.
Example:
Citations appear as superscript numbers and references are listed at the end of the paper in the order they first appeared.
Example:
These guides will give you tips on organizing your references, what to cite and when, and other citation sytles.
Some resources to help you cite using ACS style and avoid plagiarism.
