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Chemistry Research Guide

ACS: American Chemical Association

General Guidelines

  • List authors' last names, followed by their initials. For multiple authors, place a semicolon between author names. 
  • Indent any lines beyond the first line of an entry (Hanging indent--ctrl+T in Word)
  • Journal titles are abbreviated using the Chemical Abstracts Source Index:
    Search the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index to correctly abbreviate scientific journal titles.

Articles from Scientific Journals

Journal Article - from a journal's website or through Google Scholar

Lee, W. M. Acetaminophen and the U.S. Acute Liver Failure Study Group: Lowering the Risks of Hepatic Failure. Hepatology 2004, 40 (1), 6–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.20293.

Author Last name, Initials. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation. Year, Volume (Issue), Page numbers. DOI or URL 

 

Journal Article from a Database

Bessems, J. G. M.; Vermeulen, N. P. E. Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)-Induced Toxicity: Molecular and Biochemical Mechanisms, Analogues and Protective Approaches. Crit. Rev. Toxicol. 2001, 31 (1), 55–138. DOI: 10.1080/20014091111677 (accessed 2022-10-20 from ProQuest Central).

Author 1; Author 2, Author 3. Article Title. Journal Abbreviation. Year, DOI (accessed Year-Month-Day from Database).

 

Journal Article from Early Publication (Article ASAP)

Author 1; Author 2, Author 3. Article Title. Journal Abbreviation. Year, Article ASAP. DOI (accessed Year-Month-Day).

Shang, M.; Ren, M.; Zhou, C. Nitrogen Mustard Induces Formation of DNA–Histone Cross-Links in Nucleosome Core Particles. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2019, Article ASAP. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00354 (accessed 2019-11-21).

Author 1; Author 2, Author 3. Article Title. Journal Abbreviation. Year, Article ASAP. DOI (accessed Year-Month-Day).