ACS style

The ACS style is a set of standards for writing documents relating to chemistry, including a standard method of citation in academic publications, developed by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The printed versions of the ACS style manual are entitled ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed. (2006), edited by Anne M. Coghill and Lorrin R. Garson, and ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors (1997).

Citation format

Abbreviations

Titles of journals are abbreviated; e.g.:

• J. Am. Chem. Soc. – Journal of the American Chemical Society
• J. Phys. Chem. – Journal of Physical Chemistry
• J. Phys. Chem. A – Journal of Physical Chemistry (A, B, or C)
• J. Org. Chem. – Journal of Organic Chemistry
• Org Lett – Organic Letters
• Phys. Rev. Lett. – Physical Review Letters
• Tetrahedron – Tetrahedron
• Tetrahedron Lett – Tetrahedron Letters
• Acc. Chem. Res. – Accounts of Chemical Research

Article published in a journal

• Last Name, First Initial.; Last Name, First Initial. Journal. Year, Volume, Pages.

Example of a journal citation

Deno, N. C.; Richey, H. G.; Liu, J. S.; Lincoln, D. N.; Turner, J. O. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1965, 87, 4533-4538.

Further reading

• Anne M. Coghill (Editor), Lorrin R. Garson (Editor). The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. 3rd ed. American Chemical Society, 2006. doi:10.1021/bk-2006-STYG. ISBN 9780841239999.

External links

• ACS Style Guidelines