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Documenting in ACS Style
Scholarship
Main Entry: schol*ar*ship
Pronunciation: /-ship/
Function: noun
Date: circa 1536
1: the character,
qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar:
learning
2: a fund of knowledge and learning <drawing on the
scholarship of the ancients>
(Taken from Meriam-Webster
online: www.m-w.com)
As a chemistry scholar
you rely on the work of other chemists and biochemists
(and other scientists in general) to provide background
information, relevant arguments, and information on
their own research that will either help to support or
disprove your thesis. Academic honesty is a
crucial component of all scholarship, and it has long
been a standard practice of academia and science to give
credit to others when using their work. Failing to
do so - even by accident - is considered plagiarism.
Salisbury University not
only has a
SU-wide "Promise" that all incoming students are
asked to adhere to, but also like many other
universities it has a formal policy concerning academic
integrity. Among other things it states that:
Integrity is a principle that permeates all the
activities of the University and guides the behavior of
faculty, students and staff. The spirit of academic
integrity denotes adherence to the precept that “one’s
work is one’s own.” The process by which integrity is
upheld assumes clear communication of University
expectations, standards and policies and clear
communication of students’ and faculty’s rights and
responsibilities. This policy applies to both
undergraduate and graduate students.
Even more
specifically, the University has set specific guidelines
intended to outline, identify, and thereby prevent
all forms of intentional or unintentional plagiarism:
Plagiarism
Students are responsible for learning proper scholarly
procedures which require that all quoted material be
identified by quotation marks or indentation on the
page, and the source of information and ideas, if from
another, must be identified and be attributed to that
source. Acts of plagiarism include but are not limited
to:
·
intentionally or unintentionally deceiving or
disregarding proper scholarly procedures;
·
participating in illicit collaboration with other
individuals in the completion of course assignments;
·
presenting information, thoughts or ideas from another
source as if they are your own, or without giving
appropriate attribution;
·
other acts generally recognized as plagiarism.
The full
Academic Integrity policy can be viewed on the campus
website via the following link:
www.salisbury.edu/provost/AcademicIntegrityPolicy-new7-09.html
Clearly
understanding the steps required in research and being
organized will help you to avoid the pitfalls of
accidental plagiarism. Fully documenting your
sources will also make a tremendous difference when it
comes to avoiding plagiarism. Salisbury currently
supports two different citation management software
programs: Zotero and EndNote Web.
Documenting In American Chemical
Society Citation Style
The current ACS Style Guide
is the
3rd Edition,
published in 2006. This citation style (there are
dozens of various citation styles - each Below are the more common
citation types and examples of each:
Books
| Book by a single author |
Chang, R. General Chemistry: The
Essential Concepts, 3rd ed.;
McGraw-Hill: Boston, 2003. |
| Edited Book |
Gbalint-Kurti, G. G. Wavepacket Theory
of Photodissociation and Reactive
Scattering. In Advances in Chemical
Physics; Rice, S. A., Ed.; Wiley: New
York, 2004; Vol. 128; p 257. |
| Book in Series |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Chemistry,
Nutrition, and Health Effects; Shahidi,
F., Finley, J. W., Eds.; ACS Symposium
Series 788; American Chemical Society:
Washington, DC, 2001. |
| Article from a reference book
|
Powder Metallurgy. Kirk-Othmer
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 3rd
ed.; Wiley: New York, 1982; Vol. 19, pp
28-62. |
Journals
| Article in a scientific journal
|
Evans, D. A.; Fitch, D. M.; Smith, T.
E.; Cee, V. J. Application of Complex Aldol
Reactions to the Total Synthesis of
Phorboxazole B. J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2000, 122, 10033-10046. |
| Article in a popular/non-scientific
magazine |
Manning, R. Super Organics. Wired,
May 2004, pp 176-181. |
| Article from an online journal
|
Peacock-Lopez, E. Exact Solutions of the
Quantum Double Square-Well Potential.
Chem. Ed. [Online] 2007,
11, 383-393 http://chemeducator.org/bibs/0011006/11060380lb.htm
(accessed Aug 23, 2007). |
Online*
| Web page |
National Library of Medicine.
Environmental Health and Toxicology:
Specialized Information Services. http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html
(accessed Aug 23, 2004). |
| Article from an online journal
|
Peacock-Lopez, E. Exact Solutions of the
Quantum Double Square-Well Potential.
Chem. Ed. [Online] 2007,
11, 383-393 http://chemeducator.org/bibs/0011006/11060380lb.htm
(accessed Aug 23, 2007). |
| Article from full text database
|
Begley, S. When Does Your Brain Stop
Making New Neurons? Newsweek [Online]
July 2, 2007, p 62. Expanded Academic Index.
http:/galegroup.com (accessed Aug 23, 2007). |
| Article published online in advance |
Chung, J.M. and Peacock-Lopez, E.
Cross-diffusion in the Templator model of
chemical self-replication. Phys. Lett. A
[Online early access].
DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2007.04.114.
Published Online: June 12, 2007. http://www.sciencedirect.com
(accessed Aug 23, 2007). |
| Computer Program |
SciFinder Scholar, version
2007; Chemical Abstracts Service: Columbus,
OH, 2007; RN 58-08-2 (accessed Aug 23,
2007). |
* Different web browsers break the text in
different places of a URL. The URL should begin on the
same line as the rest of the citation information, with
a break inserted after a slash, if needed.
Source: Williams
College Libraries; Citation Style Guides; Williams
College Libraries, Williamstown, MA, USA. http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/acs.php
Punctuation and consistency
are key when it comes to citation work, so work slowly
and carefully - all of these tiny details really do
matter. If you don't understand the various parts
of the document you are working with (who is the author,
who published the book, etc.) then it's much better to
ask then just to guess. These things aren't always
as straightforward as they could be, and they're
frequently tricky - so clarifying before moving ahead
with your research is always considered a best practice.
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