Journal articles are the most cited source type in chemistry. An ACS journal reference includes more fields than a simple author–date entry, and each field has a specific format.
Step 1: Authors
List all authors in inverted order, separated by semicolons: Last, F. M.; Last, F. M. Include every author unless the journal style you are emulating allows et al. after a threshold (check your target journal).
Step 2: Title and journal
Article title in plain text, ending with a period. Abbreviated journal name in italics. Year in bold, then volume in italics, issue in parentheses, and page range.
Step 3: DOI
Add https://doi.org/... when available. Paste the DOI into a generator to auto-fill the other fields, then verify abbreviations against CASSI or the journal's own site.