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Chemistry Writing Spring 2025

Book Resources

The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication (online book)

The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication contains information on citing in ACS Style, in addition to information on writing and publishing in the field of chemistry, and more. It is available in digital format through the Libraries. The chapter on citations is 4.3 : References

The official Quick Guide to ACS Style is located here: https://pubs-acs-org.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/doi/full/10.1021/acsguide.40303

 

        Write Like a Chemist

This book is a companion to the ACS Guide, and it is wonderful resource for upper-level chemistry majors as well as graduate students tasked with writing a journal article, conference abstract, or thesis.  It is specifically designed to help students transition from undergraduate writing skills to the writing skills required by career chemists in journal articles, research proposals, and scientific posters. 

 

      How to Write a Good Scientific Paper