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Introduction to some of the basic chemistry resources available.

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ACS Journal Citation Styles

The complete American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide (3rd edition, 2006) is available online. A Quick Style Guide can be found here.  A typical journal citation follows this format:

Bunnett, J. F.; Kearley, F. J., Jr.; J. Org. Chem.197136, 184-186.

  1. The authors are listed last name, first initial(s).
  2. The journal is italicized and listed in abbreviated form (more about that below).
  3. The year is listed in bold font.
  4. The journal volume is listed in italicized font.
  5. The starting and ending pages are listed separated by a hyphen.