ACS Style
ACS is the citation style of the American Chemistry Society. Below you will find examples of various sources cited in ACS format. Scroll down to find the type of source you need to cite. Contact a librarian if you need help!
The ACS Style Guide - New edition coming March 2020
A DOI number is a journal article's "digital object identifier." This is a unique number assigned to the article, which doesn't change, even if the URL does. It helps other researchers find the article later. Most new journal articles that you access online have a DOI number. Articles that you access in print will not have one, and many older articles also don't have one. The DOI number is often at the very bottom of the pages, near the page numbers. It may also be in the article's abstract page.
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ACS publications use one of three options for in-text citations:
Generally, your references should be listed according to the following format:
(Reference #) Author's Last Name, First Initial. Title of the Article. Title of the Journal or its Abbreviation. Year.
Issue #, pages.
Journal Article Without a DOI Number:
Moles, E., Kavallaris, M. A Potent Targeted Cancer Nanotherapeutic. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2019, 3, (4), 248.
Journal Article With a DOI Number:
Moles, E., Kavallaris, M. A Potent Targeted Cancer Nanotherapeutic. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 2019, 3, (4), 248. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-019-0390-7.
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Kenakin, T. A Pharmacology Primer: Techniques for More Effective and Strategic Drug Discovery, 4th edition.;
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Chang, K. Why a Perfect Spiral Football Pass Doesn’t Break the Laws of Physics. The New York Times. October 19, 2020.