ACS Citation Generator

About ACS Citation Generator

Our ACS Citation Generator takes the guesswork out of formatting references for chemistry and related journals. Simply paste a DOI to auto-fill all fields via CrossRef, or manually enter your source details. The tool formats your citation according to official ACS Style Guide rules — italicized journal names, bold years, proper author initials, and correct punctuation. Build a full reference list, save multiple citations, and download everything as a .txt file.

ACS Citation Generator Features

• DOI auto-lookup via CrossRef API — no manual typing
• 4 source types: journal, book, website, patent
• Correct ACS author formatting (Family, I.)
• Save multiple citations to a numbered reference list
• Copy or download references as plain text
• Real-time citation preview with proper italics and bold