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ACS Report Format
National Institute of Standards and Technology. Guidelines for Nanomaterial Characterization. Report No. NIST-TN-2000; NIST: Gaithersburg, MD, 2020. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.2000.
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Technical reports, government reports, and white papers are cited in ACS style with the author(s), the report title in italics, the report number (if any), the issuing institution, the city, and the year. A DOI or URL should be included for online reports.
Key Formatting Tips
- 1Report title is italic
- 2Include the report number with 'Report No.'
- 3Use the issuing institution as the publisher
- 4Include a DOI or URL for online access
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