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Citation Styles

About the American Chemical Society (ACS)

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the US. It has a large membership comprising those in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields. ACS publishes numerous journals and holds national conferences.

ACS Style Guide

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ACS Style requires the use of abbreviated journal titles. These abbreviations are standardized by the Chemical Abstract Service Source Index (CASSI). Search for the journal by name, ISBN, or ISSN and CASSI will give you the appropriate abbreviation.
 

Style Examples

Cryptids are animals whose existence is disputed.1 Nessie is one example.2 Bigfoot is another cryptid.3

References

(1)          Anthropology and Cryptozoology: Exploring Encounters with Mysterious Creatures.; Hurn, S., Ed.; Multispecies Encounters; Routledge: New York, 2016.

(2)          Cray, E. Loch Ness Monster. West. Folk. 1959, 18 (3), 258–259. https://doi.org/10.2307/1497725.

(3)          Westrum, R. Sasquatch and Scientists: Reporting Scientific Anomalies. In Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence; Halpin, M. M., Ames, M. M., Eds.; University of British Columbia Press: Vancouver, BC, 1980; pp 27–36. https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774857857-006.

Sample Books for Citations

Book

Title: Anthropology and Cryptozoology: Exploring Encounters with Mysterious Creatures

Editor: Samantha Hurn

Publisher: Routledge

Place of Publication: New York

Date of Publication: 2016

Book Section

Chapter Title: Sasquatch and Scientists: Reporting Scientific Anomalies

Chapter Author: Ron Westrum

Book Title: Manlike Monsters on Trial: Early Records and Modern Evidence

Book Editors: Marjorie M. Halpin and Michael M. Ames

Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Date of Publication: 1980

Pages: 27-36

Journal Article

Article Title: Loch Ness Monster

Author: Ed Cray

Journal Title: Western Folklore

Volume: 18

Issue: 3

Date: 1959

Pages: 258-259