ACS Citation Generator
Generate ACS-style citations instantly
Powered by CrossRef — auto-fills authors, title, journal, year, and more.
About This Tool
Generate perfectly formatted ACS citations with our ACS Citation Generator. Paste any DOI to instantly auto-fill all fields via the free CrossRef API — authors, title, journal, year, volume, issue, and pages are populated in seconds. Supports four source types: Journal Article, Book, Website, and Patent, each with ACS-specific formatting rules. Add multiple authors (formatted as Family, G. I.), edit any field manually, and see a live ACS-formatted preview with italicized journal names and bold years. Save citations to a numbered reference list, copy individual entries, or download your entire bibliography as a .txt file. Ideal for chemistry students, researchers, and anyone needing ACS-style references.
Features
- Instant DOI lookup via CrossRef API — auto-fills all fields
- 4 source types: Journal, Book, Website, Patent
- Proper ACS author formatting (Family, G. I.)
- Live formatted preview with italic/bold styling
- Multiple authors with add/remove controls
- Save citations to numbered reference list
- Copy individual citations or download all as .txt
- No sign-up required — completely free