What does a Chemical Science reference list entry look like?

A journal article formatted in Chemical Science looks like this: 1 M. Rivera and D. Chen, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 2021, 12, 145–162.

How can I generate a Chemical Science 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 Chemical Science as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

Chemical Science Citation Generator

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Chemical Science citation examples

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

Journal article: 1 M. Rivera and D. Chen, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 2021, 12, 145–162.
Book: 2 A. Okafor, The craft of research writing, University Press, Cambridge, 2nd edn., 2019.
Website: 3 S. Larsen, How peer review works, https://www.example.org/peer-review, (accessed January 10, 2024).
In-text citation (for the journal article): 1

About Chemical Science

Citation style for Chemical Science. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use Chemical Science: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Chemical Science style. Common in: International.

Subject areas: chemistry.

Formatting rules: Chemical Science follows the formatting of RSC, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this Chemical Science 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 "Chemical Science" 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 Chemical Science

What is Chemical Science?: Citation style for Chemical Science. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use Chemical Science?: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the Chemical Science style.
What does an in-text citation look like in Chemical Science?: Chemical Science 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 Chemical Science reference list entry look like?: A journal article formatted in Chemical Science looks like this: 1 M. Rivera and D. Chen, Journal of Scholarly Communication, 2021, 12, 145–162.
How can I generate a Chemical Science 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 Chemical Science as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.