Documentation Styles for the Sciences

 

ACS Style

 

            ACS (American Chemical Society) style is often used for research papers in the sciences.

The 1986 edition of ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors is at 808.06654 in the

library’s circulating collection.

 

            Below are some links to web sites with examples of ACS style.  Most are from web pages at

other colleges.

 

            American Chemical Society: ACS Books Reference Style Guidelines

 

            ACS Guidelines for Documenting Sources

 

            American Chemical Society (ACS) Citation Style for Internet Sources

 

 

CSE (formerly CBE) Style

 

            CSE (Council of Science Editors) style was formerly known as CBE (Council of Biology Editors) style.

Here are some links to try.

 

            Sciences: Documenting Sources (includes manuscript format and sample pages; excellent introduction)

 

            Using CBE Style to Cite and Document Sources  (has examples for Internet sources)

 

            CBE Documentation

 

            Citation Machine