An ACS citation generator is an online tool that creates citations in the American Chemical Society (ACS) citation style. It does this automatically by taking in a key identifier for an article or document, such as a URL for websites, ISBN for books, or ISSN for journal articles. Then, it locates and formats the remaining details correctly according to the ACS citation style.
The ACS citation style defines the rules and guidelines to write for an ACS publication. They have been published in the ACS Style Guide, written by Anne M. Coghill and Lorrin R. Garson, and contain instructions for:
The ACS style is used in the field of chemistry, so is primarily used by students and academics in this field. If you are studying for a chemistry-related degree, or you are writing to be published in an ACS publication or journal, then you will likely need to use the ACS style to cite your sources.
Every academic field, not just chemistry, will recommend using a tool to record the sources cited in your writing. A citation generator like MyBib can store this data, and can also automatically create an accurate bibliography or reference list from it (including the necessary in-text citations too), which should be appended to your document.
Klingler, J. Influence of Pretreatment on Sodium Powder. Chem. Mater. 2005, 17 (8), 2755-2768.
Coghill, A. M.; Garson, L. R. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006.
ACS Publications Home Page. https://pubs.acs.org/ (accessed Oct 15, 2023).