ACS Nano Referencing Guide
This is the Citationsy guide to ACS Nano 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 ACS Nano.
How to do citations in ACS Nano style?

How do you cite a book in the ACS Nano referencing style?
Here’s an example book citation in ACS Nano using placeholders:(1)
Last Name, F. N. Title, Edition.; Editor Last Name, E. F. N., Ed.; Publisher: City, 2000.
ACS Nano citation:
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Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 1st ed.; Bloomsbury Publishing Inc: London, 1997.
How to reference a journal article in the ACS Nano citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in ACS Nano format?
Here’s a ACS Nano 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.
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Petit, C.; Sieffermann, J. Testing Consumer Preferences for Iced-Coffee: Does the Drinking Environment Have Any Influence?. 2007, 18 (1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008.
How to cite a website in a paper in ACS Nano style?
Here’s an ACS Nano example website reference:(1)
Author1 LastnameA. F.; Author2 LastnameA. F. Title https://www.example.com (accessed Apr.15, 2021).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
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Tran, M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083 (accessed Apr.15, 2021).
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How to cite a YouTube video ACS Nano
Here’s a ACS Nano citation YouTube video example:(1)
ChannelName. Title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX (accessed Apr.15, 2021).
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Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ (accessed Apr.15, 2021).
How to cite a podcast using ACS Nano referencing style
It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.Here’s how to reference a podcast it in ACS Nano.
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Lastname, F. Title, 2000.
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This American Life. 640: Five Women, 2018.
How to cite a piece of music or a song using ACS Nano referencing style?
An example song citation in ACS Nano.(1)
Lastname, F. Song Title; 2000.
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The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun; 1969.
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