Writing...
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Citing & Style Guide
The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication is available online.
Citation Management Tools
Manage your growing list of citations. Save your sources to one convenient location and access via the cloud. Format your citations in seconds (really!).
Learn more: View this short guide to citation management software.
Journal Abbreviations
CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool
Use this tool to identify the accepted standard abbreviation for journal titles or learn the full name of an abbreviated journal title.
Note: Check the box for "Exact match" to the right of the search box to locate your journal quickly.
Naming & Nomenclature
CAS Registry within CAS SciFindern
The gold standard for chemical substance information. Within CAS SciFindern, use the Explore < Substances search. CAS Registry Numbers, substance names, and other names for substances are provided.
You need to create an account the first time you use CAS SciFindern. Register here.
IUPAC Gold Book
A compendium of chemical terminology. From the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
