Author(s) of chapter: Write the surname followed by initials, e.g. Davies, A. G.
Book chapter title: Use either title case (capitalise the first word and any other major words), sentence case (capitalise only the first word of a title and any proper nouns) or the original capitalisation as it appears in the source. It is recommended to apply the same capitalisation style across all citations for consistency. End the title with a full stop (or a question mark or exclamation point if that is part of the title).
Book title: The book title is in italics and title case (capitalise the first letter of each major word), e.g. Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History.
Add a semicolon after the title if there is no edition number. If including an edition number, add a comma after the book title.
Edition: Use ordinal numbers with the abbreviation 'ed.' followed by a semicolon, e.g. 2nd ed.;
Terms describing the edition (such as revised, international, updated) can be used with or without an edition number, e.g. Revised ed.
Editors: Include the names of all the editors. Separate each name with a comma followed by 'Ed.;' or 'Eds.;' e.g. Marzabadi, C. H., Webster, G., Eds.;
Publisher: Omit non-essential words such as Company, Ltd, Publisher from the publisher's name. Well-known abbreviations created by the publisher, e.g. ACS for American Chemical Society, can be used.
Do not repeat the publisher's name if the same organisation compiled and published the book or if the organisation's name is in the book title.
The publisher's name should be followed by a colon and a space if the place of publication is included or a comma and a space if the place of publication is omitted.
Place of publication: Omit for major publishers (such as American Chemical Society, Cambridge University Press, CRC Press, Elsevier, Oxford University Press, Royal Society of Chemistry, SpringerNature and Wiley).
For smaller publishers, give the city and state code in brackets for USA/Canada. For outside the US/Canada, provide the city and country. The country name is not required for major cities (such as London or New York).
If you are unsure whether a publisher is a major, small, or specialised one, include the place of publication.
If a place of publication is given, it is followed by a comma and a space.
Page numbers: Provide the pagination for the chapter by inserting the abbreviation 'pp' followed by the page range, e.g. pp 250−275.
DOI: DOIs can be formatted with either the prefix https://doi.org/ or DOI: e.g. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01436 or https://doi.org/10.1021/acsguide
Refer to Section 4.3.5.3 of the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication for further guidance on citing book chapters.
For more information on reference list format and style, see General information - basics of referencing.
In an edited book where chapters or sections are written by different authors, reference the specific chapter that has been cited.
1. Author of Chapter. Title of Chapter. Title of Book, edition number ed.; Editor's Name(s), Ed(s).; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication. pp Pages of the chapter. DOI or URL
2. Author of Chapter. Title of Chapter. Title of Book, edition number ed.; Editor's Name(s), Ed(s).; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication. pp Pages of the chapter.
1. Nielsen, A. K. Denmark: Creating a Danish Identity in Chemistry Between Pharmacy and Engineering, 1879–1914. Creating Networks in Chemistry: The Founding and Early History of Chemical Societies in Europe; Nielsen, A. K., Strbanova, S., Eds.; Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008; pp 75-90. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1039/9781847558244-00075
2. De Mora, S. J. Chemistry of the Ocean. Principles of Environmental Chemistry; Harrison, R. M., Ed.; Royal Society of Chemistry, 2007; pp 170-233.
For a chapter in an unedited book (i.e. author/s wrote the whole book).
1. Author(s). Title of Chapter. Title of Book, edition number ed.; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication. pp Pages of the chapter. DOI or URL
2. Author(s). Title of Chapter. Title of Book, edition number ed.; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year of publication. pp Pages of the chapter.
1. Lvovich, V. F. Distributed Impedance Models. Impedance Spectroscopy: Applications to Electrochemical and Dielectric Phenomena; Wiley, 2012; pp 97-111. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118164075.ch6
2. Blackman, A. The language of chemistry. Chemistry, 4th ed.; Wiley: Melbourne, Australia, 2018; pp 33-111.
Put a superscript number in your text to show when you are using another person's ideas or words. This number directs the reader to the reference list, containing information about the work you are citing.
... has been recently identified.1
If you are making a direct quotation, use quotation marks.
Dalas and Koutsoukos observed that "the presence of the magnetic field did not result in preferential growth of a certain crystal face."2
If the same source is referred to more than once within your text, repeat the number. If you are expressing ideas that have originated from more than one source, separate the numbers with commas, or use a hyphen if referring to several endnotes. A number following the full stop/period applies to the whole sentence.
... in alkyl sulphates such as sodium lauryl sulphate3,5-7 and diethyl sulphate6. Chew and Maibach3 also noted that the compounds showing promise were those in the C12 - C14 range.