The ACS Style Guide - Third Edition - Effective Communication of Scientific Information

Sep 21, 2026

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Comprehensive guide to effective communication of scientific information from the American Chemical Society, presenting standards for scientific writing and publishing. The third edition is organized into ethics, scientific papers, editorial process, writing style and word usage, electronic manuscript submission, peer review, copyright basics, and markup languages. A style-guidelines section covers grammar, punctuation, spelling, editorial conventions, numbers and units, chemical naming, conventions in chemistry, references, figures, tables, chemical structures, and selected bibliography.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages434

Reading Time18 h 14 min

AccessFree to download

Foreword

Preface

Contributors

Part 1. Scientific Communication

Ethics in Scientific Communication

Scientific Papers

The Editorial Process

Writing Style and Word Usage

Electronic Submission of Manuscripts Using Web-Based Systems

Peer Review

Markup Languages and the Datument

Part 2. Style Guidelines

Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling

Editorial Style

Numbers, Mathematics, and Units of Measure

Names and Numbers for Chemical Compounds

Conventions in Chemistry

References

Figures

Tables

Chemical Structures

Selected Bibliography

➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ The ACS Style Guide ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ THIRD EDITION The ACS Style Guide Effective Communication of Scientiﬁc Information Anne M. Coghill Lorrin R. Garson Editors AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Washington, DC OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS New York Oxford 2006 Oxford University Press Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogotá Buenos Aires Calcutta Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris São Paulo Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw and associated companies in Berlin Idaban Copyright © 2006 by the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC Developed and distributed in partnership by the American Chemical Society and Oxford University Press Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the American Chemical Society. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientiﬁc information.—3rd ed. / Anne M. Coghill [and] Lorrin R. Garson, editors. [p. cm](p. cm). Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8412-3999-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Chemical literature—Authorship—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Scientiﬁc literature—Authorship—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. English language—Style—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Authorship—Style manuals. I. Coghill, Anne M. II. Garson, Lorrin R. III. American Chemical Society QD8 .5.A25 2006 808'.06654—dc22 2006040668 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ ➤ Contents Foreword................................................................ vii Madeleine Jacobs Preface ................................................................... ix Contributors.............................................................xiii Part 1. Scientiﬁc Communication 1. Ethics in Scientiﬁc Communication .................................... 3 Gordon G. Hammes appendix 1-1: Ethical Guidelines to Publication of Chemical Research....... 11 2. Scientiﬁc Papers ..................................................... 17 3. The Editorial Process ................................................. 27 appendix 3-1: Proofreaders’ Marks .................................... 36 4. Writing Style and Word Usage ........................................ 41 5. Electronic Submission of Manuscripts Using Web-Based Systems....... 59 Sarah C. Blendermann appendix 5-1: Online Submission at Selected Scientiﬁc Publishers and Research Grant Agencies ........................................ 65 appendix 5-2: Key Features of Selected Online Submission Systems .........68 6. Peer Review ......................................................... 71 Barbara A. Booth 7. Copyright Basics ..................................................... 77 Karen S. Buehler, C. Arleen Courtney, and Eric S. Slater vi ➤ The ACS Style Guide 8. Markup Languages and the Datument ................................ 87 Peter Murray-Rust and Henry S. Rzepa appendix 8-1: The IUPAC International Chemical Identiﬁer, InChI........ 101 Stephen R. Heller andAlan D. McNaught Part 2. Style Guidelines 9. Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling ................................. 105 appendix 9-1: Recommended Spelling List ............................ 129 10. Editorial Style ...................................................... 135 appendix 10-1: Computer and Internet Terms ......................... 163 appendix 10-2: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols.................. 169 11. Numbers, Mathematics, and Units of Measure ........................ 203

FAQs

What topics are covered in Part 1: Scientific Communication?

It covers ethics, scientific papers, the editorial process, writing style and word usage, electronic manuscript submission, peer review, copyright basics, and markup languages.

What does Part 2: Style Guidelines focus on?

It addresses grammar, punctuation, spelling, editorial style, numbers and units, chemical compound naming and numbering, chemistry conventions, and guidance on references, figures, tables, and structures.

Does the guide include electronic submission and peer review guidance?

Yes. It includes sections on electronic submission of manuscripts using web-based systems and on peer review.

Sep 21, 2026

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