ACS - book

Format (Electronic)

1. Author. Title of Book, Edition [Online]; Publisher: Place of Publication, year of publication. Volume number. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

Format (Print)

1. Author. Title of Book, Edition; Publisher: Place of Publication, year of publication.

Examples

1. Davies, A. G. Organotin Chemistry, 2nd ed. [Online]; Wiley-YCH: Weinheim, Germany, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1002/3527601899 (accessed May 21, 2020).
   
   
2. Pauling, L. The Nature of Chemical Bond and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals: An Introduction to Modern Structural Chemistry, 3rd ed.; Cornell University Press: New York, 1960.

 

List all of the authors' names separated by a semicolon.

Format (Electronic)

1. Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; Author 4; Author 5; Author 6; Author 7; Author 8; Author 9; Author 10. Title of Book, Edition [Online]; Publisher: Place of Publication, year of publication. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

 

Format (Print)

1. Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; Author 4; Author 5; Author 6; Author 7; Author 8; Author 9; Author 10. Title of Book, Edition; Publisher: Place of Publication, year of publication.

 

Examples

1. Rankin, D. W. H.; Morrison, C. A.; Mitzel, N. W., Structural Methods in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry [Online]; John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, West Sussex, England, 2013. https://www.wiley.com/en-nz/Structural+Methods+in+Molecular+Inorganic+Chemistry-p-9780470972786 (accessed Jun 9, 2020).
   
   
2. Le Couteur, P.; Burreson, J., Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History; Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam: New York, 2003.

 

Include the first ten authors' names, insert a semicolon followed by 'et al.'.

Format (Electronic)

1. Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; Author 4; Author 5; Author 6; Author 7; Author 8; Author 9; Author 10; et al. Title of Book, Edition [Online]; Publisher: Place of Publication, year of publication. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).

 

Format (Print)

1. Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; Author 4; Author 5; Author 6; Author 7; Author 8; Author 9; Author 10, et al. Title of Book, Edition; Publisher: Place of Publication, year of publication.

 

Examples

1. Basset, J.-M.; Gates, B. C.; Candy, J.-P.; Choplin, A.; Leconte, M.; Quignard, F.; Santini, C.; Einstein, A.; Mozart, W. A.; Pasteur, L.; et al. Surface Organometallic Chemistry: Molecular Approaches to Surface Catalysis [Online]; Springer: Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2056. https://doi-org/10.1007/978-94-009-2971-5 (Accessed May 29, 2021).
   
   
2. Smith, A.; Brown, B.; Chan, C.; Williams, D.; Tahatai, M.; Jones, A.; Singh, R.; Kimar, J. M.; Takashi, A.; Shigeo, M.; et al.; The Decline and Fall of the Modern Generation; New Media Press: Sydney, Australia, 2056.

 

Start with the book title, followed by the edition number if any.

 

Format (Electronic)

 

1. Book Title, edition; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication. https://xxx

 

Format (Print)

 

1. Book Title, edition; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication.

 

Examples

 

1. Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy; Cambridge University Press, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511481528
   
   
2. Illustrated Dictionary of Science, 2nd ed.; Crosby-Williams: Cambridge, England, 2056.

 

If there are no primary authors for the book, the editors names may appear in the author name field. 

When placing the editors names in the author name field, they are separated by commas.

Format (Electronic)

1. Editor, Ed. Book Title, edition [Online]. Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication. https://xxx

 

Format (Print)

 

1. Editor, Ed. Book Title, edition. Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of Publication.

 

Examples

 

1. Smith, A., Ed. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 2nd ed. [Online]; Kowhai Press: Wellington, New Zealand, 2056. https://doi.org/10/12324x556678
   
   
2. Smith, A., Brown, B., Eds. Sustainability in Practice: Overcoming Energy Challenges in the 21st Century. Northwoods Press: Vancouver, Canada, 2056.
   
   

Format (Electronic)

1. Author of Chapter. Title of Chapter. In Title of Book, edition [Online]; Editor's Name, Ed.; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication; Volume number, pp pages of the chapter. https://doi.org/xxx (accessed Day Month Year).

 

Format (Print)

1. Author of Chapter. Title of Chapter. In Title of Book, edition; Editor's Name, Ed.; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication; Volume number, pp pages of the chapter.

 

Examples

1. Nielsen, A. K. Denmark: Creating a Danish Identity in Chemistry Between Pharmacy and Engineering, 1879–1914. In Creating Networks in Chemistry: The Founding and Early History of Chemical Societies in Europe [Online];Nielsen, A. K., Strbanova, S., Eds.; The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008; Chapter 4, pp 75-90. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781847558244-00075 (accessed 4 June 2020).
   
   
2. Longoni, G.; Ceriotti, A.; Marchionna, M.; Piro, G., Large Molecular Metal Carbonyl Clusters: Models of Metal Particles. In Surface Organometallic Chemistry: Molecular Approaches to Surface Catalysis [Online], Basset, J.-M.; Gates, B. C.; Candy, J.-P.; Choplin, A.; Leconte, M.; Quignard, F.; Santini, C., Eds.; Springer: Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1988; pp 157-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2971-5_8 (Accessed May 29, 2020).
   
   
3. Ozaki, Y.; Wójcik, M. J.; Popp, J.; Vogt, E.; Hansen, A. S.; Kjaergaard, H. G., Local Modes of Vibration: The Effect of Low-Frequency Vibrations. In Molecular Spectroscopy, Ozaki, Y.; Wójcik, M. J.; Popp, J., Eds.; Wiley: Weinheim, Germany, 2019; Vol. 1, pp 389-424.
   
   
4. De Mora, S. J., Chemistry of the Ocean. In Principles of Environmental Chemistry, Harrison, R. M., Ed.; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, England, 2007; pp 170-233.
   
   

Format (Electronic)

1. Author of Chapter. Title of Chapter. In Title of Book [Online]; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication; pp pages of the chapter. https://doi.org/xxx (accessed Day Month Year).

 

Format (Print)

1. Author of Chapter. Title of Chapter. In Title of Book; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication; pp pages of the chapter.

 

Examples

1. Johnson, R. W.;  Rudy, S. W.; Unwin, S. D., Essential Management Practices. In Essential Practices for Managing Chemical Reactivity Hazards [Online]; Center for Chemical Process Safety/AIChE: 2003; pp 65-118. https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpEPMCRH02/essential-practices-managing/essential-practices-managing (accessed 4 June 2020).
   
   
2. Blackman, A., The language of chemistry. In Chemistry, 4th ed.; Wiley: Melbourne, Australia, 2018; pp 33-111.
   
   

If the author is unknown, place the title of the entry in the author position followed by the Book Title. Include the page number/for the entry.

Format (Electronic)

1. Author. Entry Title. Book Title, edition [Online]; Published, Posted Month Day, Year. http://xxx
   
   

Format (Print)

1. Author. Entry Title. Book Title, edition; Published, Year. 

Example

1. Bronstein, L. B. Atomic Weight. In The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 5th ed. [Online]; Gale, Posted Feburary 15, 2019. https://link-gale-com/apps/doc/CV2644030206/AONE?u=learn&sid=AONE&xid=492bc8e3
   
   
2. Ablation. Van Nostrand's Encyclopedia of Chemistry, 5th ed. [Online]; Wiley, Posted July 15, 2005. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780471740032
   
   
3. Kroll Process. A Dictionary of Chemical Engineering; Oxford University Press, 2014.