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ACS Book Format
Atkins, P.; de Paula, J. Physical Chemistry, 10th ed.; Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2014.
About This Source Type
Books cited in ACS style include the author(s), the book title in italics, the edition (if not the first), the publisher, the city of publication, and the year. Page numbers are included when citing a specific section. Unlike journal citations, the year is not bolded in book citations.
Key Formatting Tips
- 1Book title is always italic in ACS style
- 2Year is NOT bolded for books (only for journal articles)
- 3Publisher format: Publisher Name: City, Year
- 4Include edition only if it is not the first edition
- 5For a specific chapter, use the book chapter format instead