Library Guides: CHM 453/454: Biochemistry: Writing & Help

American Chemical Society (ACS) Style

ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication
Note: CHM 375/376 uses superscript numbering for in-text citations. See Chapter 4.3.2 Creating References for more details.
Tip: For examples of full citations, see the ACS Style Quick Guide and Chapter 4.3.5 Reference Formatting & Examples by Source Types.
CASSI (CAS Source Index)
Use CASSI to find journal title abbreviations. These abbreviations are needed for journal article references in ACS style.
ACS: Preparing a Research Report
Helpful guidelines for undergraduate students on preparing a research report. Formal reports in CHM 375 and CHM 376 follow the same outline as this resource.

Citation Management Tools

RefWorks can be used to gather sources in one place and automatically-generate bibliographies in APA, MLA, Chicago, and many other styles.

Mendeley is another citation management tool and an alternative to RefWorks. It is free up to 2GB of storage. Students are not likely to need more storage than that for their projects.

Other Writing Guides

Write Like a Chemist
Call Number: Available online
A Scientific Approach to Writing for Engineers and Scientists
Call Number: Available online

UP Writing Center

For assistance with writing papers, make an appointment with:

UP Writing Center

Learning Commons

Biology and Chemistry Peer Tutoring
The Department of Chemistry offers students peer tutoring in the Learning Commons (Buckley Center 163). To arrange an appointment, please send a request to chemtutor@up.edu and include the course number, topics/questions to be covered, and best days and times to meet.