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In-Text Citations

With ACS, you may cite references in your text in three ways (be sure to ask your professor if they have a preference):

1. Using superscript numbers

Green chemistry is guided by the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry to prevent pollution.¹

2. Using italic numbers in parentheses

Green chemistry is guided by the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry to prevent pollution (1).

3. Using author name and date in parentheses or just the date if the author is listed in the sentence

Green chemistry is guided by the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry to prevent pollution (Hjeresen et al., 2000).
According to Hjeresen et al., Green chemistry is guided by the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry to prevent pollution (2000).

Notes:

With numerical references (the first two types), start with number 1 and number consistently throughout. If a reference is repeated, use the original reference number
When citing more than one reference at one place by numbers, list the numbers in ascending order and separate them by commas were reported^2,5,8
Cite the reference in a logical place in a sentence

Book and eBook Citations

Printed Book	Format: Author, A.; Author, B. Book Title; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Publication City, Year Example: Anastas, P. T.; Warner, J. C. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice; Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1998.
Chapter in a Book	Format: Author, A.; Author, B. Chapter Title. Book Title, Edition Number; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Page numbers. Example: Morris, R. The Last Sorcerors: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table; Joseph Henry Press: Washington, DC, 2003; pp 145-158.
Edited Book	Format: Author, A.; Author, B.* In Book Title, Edition Number; Editor, A., Editor, B., Eds.; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Publication City, Year. Example: Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry; Emeleus, H. J., Sharpe, A. G., Eds.; Academic: New York, 2001. **If the book as a whole is being referenced, the authors names might not appear.
Chapter in an Edited Book	Format: Author, A.; Author, B.; Chapter Title. In Book Title, Edition Number; Editor, A., Editor, B.; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Publication City, Year; Volume Number, Pagination. Example: Holbrey, J. D.; Chen, J.; Turner, M. B.; Swatloski, R. P.; Spear, S. K.; Rogers, R. D. Applying Ionic Liquids for Controlled Processing of Polymer Materials. In Ionic Liquids in Polymer Systems: Solvents, Additives. and Novel Applications; Brazel, C. S.; Rogers, R. D., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series 913; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2005; pp 71-88.
Electronic Book (eBook)	Format: Author, A.; Author, B. Book Title [Online]; Editor, A., Editor, B., Eds.; Publisher: Publication City, Year; Volume Number, Page numbers. URL (accessed Month Day, Year). Example: Tour, J.M. Molecular Electronics: Commercial Insights, Chemistry, Devices, Architecture and Programming [Online]; World Scientific: River Edge, NJ, 2003; pp 177-180. http://legacy.netlibrary.com/ebook_info.asp?product_id=91422&piclist=19799,20141,20153 (accessed Nov 7, 2017).
Online Encyclopedia	Format: Article Title. Encyclopedia Title, edition [Online]; Publisher, Posted Online Posting Date. URL (accessed Month Day, Year). Example: Alkanolamines from Nitro Alcohols. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology [Online]; Wiley & Sons, Posted March 14, 2003. http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/kirk/articles/alkaboll.a01/frame.html (accessed Nov 7, 2017).