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).
The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication
