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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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(1)
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Smith and Lee (1) reported…
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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} }
ACS typically uses numbered superscript or italicized journal abbreviations.
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Biology and life sciences samples formatted in Council of Science Editors style
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Torres EL, Banerjee S. 2023. Pollinator networks and crop yield under drought stress. Ecology. 104(4):e3921.
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(Torres and Banerjee 2023)
CSE supports name-year and citation-sequence systems. Confirm which your biology or life sciences course requires, then use this generator as a draft to verify against your handout.
Sample CSE name-year pattern
Author AB, Author CD. Year. Article title. Abbreviated Journal. Volume(Issue):Pages.
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How does an AI citation generator compare to hand-formatting or grammar-only tools?
Multiple academic styles
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Bibliography + in-text
Manual control
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Writing workflow
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