What does a ACS full reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in ACS full looks like this: (1) Rivera, M.; Chen, D. The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021, 12 (3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.

How can I generate a ACS full citation?

Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select ACS full as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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ACS full citation examples

The same three sources formatted in ACS full — a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers:

Journal article: (1) Rivera, M.; Chen, D. The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021, 12 (3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
Book: (2) Okafor, A. The Craft of Research Writing, 2nd ed.; University Press: Cambridge, 2019.
Website: (3) Larsen, S. How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review (accessed 2024-01-10).
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About ACS full

ACS citation style for chemistry. Numbered or author-year depending on journal.

When to use ACS full: Chemistry and biochemistry journals. Common in: United States.

Subject areas: chemistry.

How to use this ACS full generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "ACS full" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about ACS full

What is American Chemical Society (ACS) full?: ACS citation style for chemistry. Numbered or author-year depending on journal.
When should I use ACS full?: Chemistry and biochemistry journals.
What does an in-text citation look like in ACS full?: ACS full is a numeric style: sources are numbered in the order they are first cited, and in-text citations use those numbers. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: 1
What does a ACS full reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in ACS full looks like this: (1) Rivera, M.; Chen, D. The Mapping of Meaning: A Study of Citation Practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication 2021, 12 (3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145.
How can I generate a ACS full citation?: Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select ACS full as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

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