Environmental Systems 206 (O'Day): ACS Citation Resources

To Cite or Not to Cite?

Use this decision tree to determine when you need to cite.

* graphic from the UCSD's Social Sciences and Humanities Library

The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information.
Print copy in the UC Merced collection. Available for check out.
ACS Style Guide Web Page (Williams College Libraries)
Includes sample citations and instructions on how to format in-text citations.
Quick Guide: ACS Citation Style (Penn State)
This Quick Guide includes the most common citation formats from the ACS Style Guide, 3rd edition, the standard citation style for chemistry.
ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Guidelines Quick Guide (UC Berkeley)
This web guide is based on the second edition of The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors (1997).
Sample Paper: ACS (numerical, parenthetical) format