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Find the ACS Style Guide in the Library:

ACS (American Chemical Society) Style - detailed in the ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information (Albertsons Library Reference Desk QD8.5 .A25 2006).

CASSI - Chemical Abstract Service Source Index has all of the journal abbreviations and is available on the first floor of the library in the reference section at: ref QD 1 A4. There is a list of the core chemistry titles available here as well: http://www.cas.org/expertise/cascontent/caplus/corejournals.html

The reference copy of the ACS Style Guide (at the Reference Desk QD 8.5 .A25 2006 STYLE MANUAL) covers:

• the use of figures in published materials and how to display them;
• numbers and units of measure;
• names and number for chemical compounds;
• chemical structures, etc...

This box will very briefly cover citations which is Chapter 14 of the ACS Style Guide. You can see other style guides here: http://guides.boisestate.edu/citingresources

Article in an Academic Journal:

Evans, D. A.; Fitch, D. M.; Smith, T. E.; Cee, V. J. Application of Complex Aldol Reactions to the Total Synthesis of Phorboxazole B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 10033-10046.

Single Author Book:

Chang, R. General Chemistry: The Essential Concepts, 3rd ed.; McGraw-Hill: Boston, 2003.

Article from an Online Journal:

Peacock-Lopez, E. Exact Solutions of the Quantum Double Square-Well Potential. Chem. Ed. [Online] 2007, 11, 383-393 http://chemeducator.org/bibs/0011006/11060380lb.htm (accessed Aug 23, 2007).

Journal Abbreviation Field:

Abbreviate the name according to the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index which is located at this location: REF QD1 .A4

When you are creating citations for your papers using the ACS style you will need to abbreviate your journal titles. You can do that by using a multi-volume book called CASSI - Chemical Abstract Service Source Index. This is available on the first floor of the library in the reference section at: ref QD 1 A4. There are also some examples on page 288 of The ACS Style Guide. There is a list of the core chemistry titles available here as well: http://www.cas.org/expertise/cascontent/caplus/corejournals.html