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American Chemical Society (ACS) Citation Style “Literature Cited” Examples

The heading “Literature Cited”1 should appear at the beginning of a list of the works you cite in your text. The Literature Cited section should consist of a numbered list of references, single-spaced. Do not begin the Literature Cited section on a new page unless the previous page is full. Do not leave blank lines between references.2

Book Author, A.A. Title of Book, Edition Number; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, year.

Example: O’Neil, P. Environmental Chemistry, 2nd ed.; Chapman & Hall: New York, 1993.

Chapter, essay or article in a book Author, A.A. Title of Chapter. In Title of Book, Edition Number; Editor, Ed.; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, year; volume, first-last [page].

Example: Seinfeld, J. H.; Pandis, S. N. Atmospheric Composition, Global Cycles, and Lifetimes. In Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: from Air Pollution to Climate Change; Wiley & Sons: New York, 1998; 49-124.

Journal article Author, A. A.; Author B. B. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation Year, volume, first-last [page].

Example: Lankey, R. L.; Anastas P. T. Life Cycle Approaches for Assessing Green Chemistry Technologies. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2002, 41, 4498-4502.

Journal article from an electronic database Author A. A. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation [Online] Year, volume, first-last [page] or other identifying information.

Example: Alonso, D. A.; Nájera, C.; Varea, M. Simple, Economical and Environmentally Friendly Sulfone Synthesis. Tetrahedron Lett. [Online] 2002, 43, 3459-3461, ACS Publications Division http://pubs.acs.org/

1 Reference Style Guidelines. ACS Publications Division. http://pubs.acs.org/books/references.shtml (accessed Feb 2004). 2 The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors, 2nd ed.; Dodd, J. S. American Chemical Society: Washington DC, 1997.

Journal article from an online journal Author A. A. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation [Online] Year, volume, first-last [page] or other identifying information.

Example: Zhu-feng, H.; Zi-zhong, Z.; Mei-chun, H.; Yong, Y. Formation Energies of Lithium Intercalations in AlSb, GaSb and InSb. PhysChemComm 2003, 6, 47-50. http://www.rsc.org/is/journals/current/PhysChemComm/pccpub.htm

Entire Web site Author (if any). Title of Site. URL (accessed Mo year), other identifying information.

Example: National Wildlife Health Center. http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov (accessed Oct 2003).

Document on the Web (part of a Web site) Author (if any). Title of Document. Title of Site. URL (accessed Mo year), other identifying information..

Example: Make Your Own Household Cleaners. Green Home Living. http://www.greenhome.com/learn/home/ti0001.shtml (accessed Feb 2004).

Additional Resource:

The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors, 2nd ed.; Dodd, J. S. American Chemical Society: Washington DC, 1997. (REFERENCE QD 8.5 .A2 1997)

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