The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication (2020) is the most recent style guide, replacing the 3rd edition (2006) of the ACS Style Guide. For example references, see:
The ACS Style Guide does not supply specific instructions on how to format an ACS document/report, because in publishing, each journal will have its own requirements for formatting. However, you can use this training document from acs.org to help set up, label the sections of your paper, and provide the appropriate information needed for each section.
All the examples below reflect the The ACS Style Guide, 3rd ed.
Author, A. B.; Author, C. D., Jr.; Author, E. F. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation Year, Volume (Issue), Inclusive Pagination.
Author, A. B.; Author, C. D., Jr.; Author, E. F. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation [Online] Year, Volume (Issue), Inclusive Pagination or Article Number. Database Name. URL of database (accessed Month Day, Year).
Author, A. B.; Author, C. D., Jr.; Author, E. F. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation [Online] Year, Volume (Issue), Inclusive Pagination or Article Number. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).
See pages 291-299 of the ACS Style Guide for more guidance and examples.
Maslanka, D. S. Latent Fingerprints on a Nonporous Surface Exposed to Everyday Liquids. J. Forensic Identif. [Online]. 2016, 66, 137-154. ProQuest Science Database. https://about.proquest.com/products-services/pq_science_journals.html (accessed June 15, 2020).
Chanteau, S. H.; Tour, J. M. Synthesis of Anthropomorphic Molecules: The NanoPutians. J. Org. Chem [Online]. 2003, 68, 8750–8766. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo0349227 (accessed Jan 14, 2019).
Journal titles must be abbreviated in ACS citations.
Author, A. B.; Author, C. D. Title of Article. Title of Periodical, Month Day, Year, Pagination.
Author, A. B.; Author, C. D. Title of Article. Title of Periodical, Month Day, Year, Pagination. Database Name. URL of database (accessed Month Day, Year).
Author, A. B.; Author, C. D. Title of Article. Title of Periodical, Month Day, Year, Pagination. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).
Greenwood, V. How Beets Became Beet-Red. New York Times, Oct 31, 2017, p D2.
Bastos, E. L. A Blue Dye from Red Beets May Be a Nontoxic Alternative to Colorants with Toxic Metals. Washingtonpost.com, April 17, 2020. Gale General OneFile. https://www.gale.com/c/general-onefile (accessed June 16, 2020).
Valsler, B. Beetroot Beats Route to Alzheimer's. Chemistry World, May 2, 2018. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/beetroot-beats-route-to-alzheimers/3008967.article (accessed June 16, 2020).
Author, A. B. Title of Webpage. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).
At minimum, include:
See pages 320-321 of the ACS Style Guide for more guidance and examples.
Nitrile to Acid. http://commonorganicchemistry.com/Rxn_Pages/Nitrile_to_Acid/ Nitrile_to_Acid_Index.htm (accessed July 2, 2018).
In ACS, in-text citations can be formatted in one of three ways:
See pages 287-290 of the ACS Style Guide for more guidance and examples, or the "Creating References" chapter below:
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