American Chemical Society Referencing Guide
(updated Mar 2024)


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How to do citations in American Chemical Society style?

This is the Citationsy guide to American Chemical Society citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in American Chemical Society.

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How do you cite a book in the American Chemical Society referencing style? (2024 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in American Chemical Society

Here’s an example book citation in American Chemical Society using placeholders:
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Last Name, F. N. Title, Edition.; Editor Last Name, E. F. N., Ed.; Publisher: City, 2000.
So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
American Chemical Society citation:
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Angelou, M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1st ed.; Random House: New York, 1969.
And an in-text citation book citation in American Chemical Society looks like this: 1


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How to reference a journal article in the American Chemical Society citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in American Chemical Society format?

Use the following template to cite a journal article using the American Chemical Society citation format.

Here’s a American Chemical Society journal citation example using placeholders:
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Author1 LastnameA. F.; Author3 LastnameA. F. Title. Container 2000, Volume (Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI.
So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in American Chemical Society: