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ACS Quick Guide

ACS Style Quick guide
American Chemical Society's quick guide to ACS style citation with examples.

The ACS Style Guide by Anne M. Coghill (Editor); Lorrin R. Garson (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Collection ; QD8.5 .A25 2006
ISBN: 9780841239999
Publication Date: 2006-07-20
The ACS Style Guide's Third Edition provides insight on ethics in scientific communication, the editorial process, copyright, conventions in chemistry, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing style for any STM author, reviewer, or editor. The Third Edition is the definitive source for all information needed to write, review, submit, and edit scholarly and scientific manuscripts.

Zbib Citation Generator
Use this tool to quickly create a citation in multiple styles. Always be sure to double check these computer generated citations for errors.

EndNote Web
FREE online resource (for UW-Parkside users) for saving citations & compiling bibliographies. Requires an EndNote Web account created from an on-campus computer. After the account is created, you can access EndNote Web from any computer. View Tutorials
Zotero Firefox Extension
Free Firefox extension to help collect, manage, and cite your sources. Covers AMA, APA, APS, ASA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, NLM, and more.

CASSI Search Tool
In ACS citations, journal titles are abbreviated. Use Chemical Abstracts Services Source Index to find the correct abbreviation for journal titles.

PARC (Parkside Academic Resource Center)
For further assistance with citation and writing, visit the Parkside Writing Center.