Citations

Remember that you have to cite your answers. Your professor needs to know where you're getting this information from. Please follow the ACS STYLE GUIDELINES below.

ACS Style

If you're a Chemistry major, start to familiarize yourself with this citation style. In the US, all chemistry citation follows these rules set out by the American Chemical Society.

There is also an ACS Citation Style Guide from Concordia University. This guide breaks things down into the specific types/formats. Very easy to use and highly recommended.

Citing Property Data

Compound Name. Database or Website Title. Name of Publisher, YEAR. URL (date accessed). (CAS RN #).

Here's an example:

Formaldehyde. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. CRC Press, 2024. https://hbcp.chemnetbase.com/chemical/ChemicalSearchResults.xhtml?dswid=-6793 (accessed 2024-08-08). (CAS RN: 50-00-0).

Citing Books

Last Name, FI.; Last Name #2, FI. Title of Book; Publisher, YEAR; page numbers.

Here's an example:

Lewis, R. A. Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary; John Wiley & Sons, 2016; 19.

Citing Journal Articles

Last Name, FI.; Last Name #2, FI. Title of Article. Abbreviated Journal Title. YEAR, Volume#(Issue#), page numbers. DOI

Here's an example:

Locknar, A.; Mitchell, R.; Rankin, J.; Sadoway, D. R. Integration of Information Literacy Components into a Large First-Year Lecture-Based Chemistry Course. J. Chem. Educ. 2012, 89 (4), 487-491. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ed200252q

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