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Smith, J. A.; Lee, M. Catalytic Pathways in Sustainable Chemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (12), 1234–1245. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.example
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@article{smith2024catalytic, author = {Smith, J. A. and Lee, M.}, title = {Catalytic Pathways in Sustainable Chemistry}, journal = {J. Am. Chem. Soc.}, year = {2024}, volume = {146}, number = {12}, pages = {1234--1245}, doi = {10.1021/jacs.example} }
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Smith, J. A.; Lee, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024…
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ACS · journal
ACS journal article (chemistry)
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Nguyen, T. H.; Park, S. Photoredox Catalysis for C–N Bond Formation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145 (8), 4501–4512. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12345
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Psychology, education, and social sciences.
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Chicago / Turabian notes
History and many humanities disciplines.
ACS
American Chemical Society — chemistry journals.
AMA
Medicine and health sciences.
IEEE
Engineering and computer science.
CSE
Biology and life sciences (Council of Science Editors).
Turabian
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ASA
Sociology (American Sociological Association).
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APSA
Political science.
BibTeX
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Vancouver
Biomedical numbered references.
ASME
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Yomu AI vs. Manual Citation Formatting
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Manual / Generic Tools
Multiple academic styles
DOI / URL / title lookup
Bibliography + in-text
Manual control
Export
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