For this class you will use ACS author-date format for in-text citations. Author and date may be placed parenthetically at the end of the sentence, or the author's name may be used as part of the sentence with the date given parenthetically directly after the authors name. For example:
Whenever authors are named, if a reference has two authors, give both names joined by the word “and”. If a reference has more than two authors, give only the first name listed, followed by “et al.” Do not use a comma before et al.; always use a period after al. For example:
Journal reference:
Print (note: this is the preferred style)
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation Year, Volume, Inclusive Pagination. DOI
Mitchell, M. A.; Wartinger, D. D. Validation of a Functional Pyelocalyceal Renal Model for the Evaluation of Renal Calculi Passage While Riding a Roller Coaster. J. Am. Osteopath. Assoc. 2016, 116, 647-652. DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2016.128
Online (note: for this course, please DO NOT USE this style unless the item is ONLY found Online and has no published issue, volume, or date information; if no DOI is available, you may give the URL where you found the item):
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation. Year, Volume, Inclusive Pagination. DOI or URL (accessed Year-Month-Day).
Mitchell, M. A.; Wartinger, D. D. Validation of a Functional Pyelocalyceal Renal Model for the Evaluation of Renal Calculi Passage While Riding a Roller Coaster. J. Am. Osteopath. Assoc. 2016, 116, 647-652. DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2016.128 (accessed 2022-01-26).
Journal title must be abbreviated, you can look up the abbreviations in CASSI
Online Newspaper or magazine:
Author (if any). Article title. Name of Magazine. Date, URL (accessed Year-Month-Day).
Arizona State University. "Deep Interior of Moon Resembles Earth's Core." Science Daily. February 13, 2011. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110106144751.htm (accessed 2019-01-18).
Web reference:
Author (if any). Title of Site. Year (if available). URL (accessed Year-Month-Day).
National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin B12. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional/ (accessed 2017-02-08).
Book reference:
No named editors:
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Chapter Title. Book Title, Edition Number; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Pagination.
If you used the whole book: McFarland, B. A World from Dust. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2016.
If you used a chapter in the book: McFarland, B. Arsenic Life? A World from Dust. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2016; 1-17.
Edited book:
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Chapter Title. In Book Title, Edition Number; Editor 1, Editor 2, etc., Eds.; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Pagination.
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.
see also chapter 14 of the ACS style guide or check out one of these Subject Guides: