LibGuides: ACS (American Chemical Society): Citing Your Sources: Formatting of Reference Components

Formatting of Reference Components

Invert the names of all authors (the last name followed by initials).
Keep author names in the order they appear on the document.
Put semicolons between the names.
Dillard, J. P.; Shen, L.
Guastello, D.; Braun, S.; Gutierrez, J.; Johnston, K.; Olbinski, B.

For scholarly journals, put the year the work was published or produced in bold.
Evans, D. A.; Fitch, D. M.; Smith, T. E.; Cee, V. J. Application of Complex Aldol Reactions to the Total Synthesis of Phorboxazole B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 10033-10046.
For nonscientific magazines and newspapers, give the exact date of publication. Abbreviate the month, followed by the day of the month, a comma, the year, a comma, and the pagination. Do not bold the year.
(Jan 2016, 2010, p H1.).
For books, do not bold the year of publication.

Caruso, R. A.; Caruso, F. Multilayered Titania, Silica, and Laponite Nanoparticle Coatings on Polystyrene Colloidal Templates and Resulting Inorganic Hollow Spheres. Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 400-409.

Journals
- Capitalize the main words of titles and subtitles. Do not use quotation marks or italics.
- Finish the component with a period.
- Italicize journal titles. Abbreviate the journal title according to the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index.
Books
Morris, R. The Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table; Joseph Henry Press: Washington, DC, 2003; pp 145-158.
- Put the titles and subtitles of books in italics.
- Finish the component with a semicolon.

Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
Caruso, R. A.; Caruso, F. Multilayered Titania, Silica, and Laponite Nanoparticle Coatings on Polystyrene Colloidal Templates and Resulting Inorganic Hollow Spheres. Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 400-409.

Mullin, R. Chem. Eng. News 2005, 83 (42), 7.

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- Put the volume number in italics, followed by a comma and pagination.
- If the periodical has issues as well as volumes, put the issue number in parentheses after the volume number, before the comma, and not in italics.
- Where possible, indicate the complete page range in the pagination. Do not put commas or spaces in paginations.
Books
- Include the name of the publisher, and the place and year of publication in book references.
  American Chemical Society
  
  Cambridge, MA,
  
  Chichester, U.K.,
  
  Dordrecht, Netherlands,
  
  Paris,
  
  Gould, S. J. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory; Belknap Press: Cambridge, MA, 2002.
  - Put publisher names in normal typeface, not italicized, bolded, or abbreviated. Follow them with a colon.
  - For items published in the US, give the city and state of publication. For items published outside the US, give the city and country, unless it is a major world city. Follow the place of publication with a comma.
  - Put the year of publication in normal typeface, after the place of publication. Finish the component with a period at the end of a reference, or a semicolon if more information follows.