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ACS Guide 2022 revision is a numeric style: sources are cited with a bracketed or superscript number in the order they first appear, and the reference list is numbered to match.
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Journal article
(1) Babonis, L. S.; Martindale, M. Q. A Novel Regulatory Gene Network in Cnidarians. PNAS 2022, 119 (19), e2113701119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113701119.
Book
(1) Kuhn, T. S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions; University of Chicago Press, 1970.
Web page
(1) IPCC. Climate change 2021: the physical science basis. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/ (accessed 2026-07-15).
Journal article with 26 authors
(1) Harris, C. R.; Millman, K. J.; van der Walt, S. J.; Gommers, R.; Virtanen, P.; Cournapeau, D.; Wieser, E.; Taylor, J.; Berg, S.; Smith, N. J.; Kern, R.; Picus, M.; Hoyer, S.; van Kerkwijk, M. H.; Brett, M.; Haldane, A.; del Río, J. F.; Wiebe, M.; Peterson, P.; Gérard-Marchant, P.; Sheppard, K.; Reddy, T.; Weckesser, W.; Abbasi, H.; Gohlke, C.; Oliphant, T. E. Array Programming with NumPy. Nature 2020, 585 (7825), 357–362. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2649-2.
ACS Guide 2022 revision at a glance
Read from the style file and checked against the examples above.
- Used mainly in chemistry.
- In the text, sources are cited with superscript numbers.
- For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names all 26.
- First names are shortened to initials.
- DOIs are printed as links (https://doi.org/...).
- Web pages include the date you accessed them.
- The reference list is numbered in the order sources are first cited.
- The style file was last updated in September 2022.
The guide this style follows: doi.org
How ACS Guide 2022 revision compares with CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format 9th edition (citation-sequence)
Where ACS Guide 2022 revision differs:
- For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names all 26.
The same journal article in CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format 9th edition (citation-sequence)
1. Babonis LS, Martindale MQ. A novel regulatory gene network in cnidarians. PNAS. 2022;119(19):e2113701119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2113701119
Frequently asked questions
How many authors does ACS Guide 2022 revision list?
For a paper with 26 authors, the reference list names all 26.
How does ACS Guide 2022 revision handle DOIs and web pages?
DOIs are printed as links (https://doi.org/...). Web pages include the date you accessed them.
How is the reference list ordered in ACS Guide 2022 revision?
The reference list is numbered in the order sources are first cited.
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