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Style Guides: Citing Your Sources



ACS style guide. 3rd ed.
print QD 8.5 A25 2006 Chem Reserves, Reference
Chapter 14 (PDF)
Examples (Univ. of Wisconsin)
Guide to writing and preparing papers for publication in the chemical sciences. The entire book is not available electronically, but Chapter 14, which covers reference formats for various types of publications, is freely available via the ACS Publications site.

Council of Science Editors. Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers. 7th ed.
print T 11 S386 2006 Life Science, PCL
Examples (Ohio State)
Formerly the "CBE Style Manual", this is the primary guide for publications in the life sciences.

** Both ACS and CSE are available as output styles in EndNote bibliographic software.

Manual of scientific style.
print T 11 M36 2009 Reference

Write like a chemist : a guide and resource.
print QD 9.15 W75 2008 Stacks
All-purpose guide to professional writing in chemistry.


EndNote
EndNote bibliographic management software exports bibliographies in many different styles and makes building your personal bibliographic database much easier.

Noodlebib
Noodlebib is a web tool that allows you to organize your bibliography and easily output it in MLA, APA, or Chicago style.

If you are required to use official CAS title abbreviations in your references, you can find these in CASSI, the comprehensive and retrospective list of publications indexed by CA since 1907.


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Engineering Style Guides