Skip to Main Content

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Citing the Biological or Agricultural Engineering Literature

Engineering:  IEEE Citation Reference
Short & efficient guide to IEEE/engineering citation format.

Engineering:  IEEE Editorial Style Manual
Citation formats and editorial guidelines for IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Letters.  Includes abbreviations for IEEE publications.

ACS Style Guide, Chapter 14
American Chemical Society (ACS) guidelines for citations of all types. See Table 14-2 (pgs 292-293) for common types of references with examples.

ACS Style Guide
An important reference for all chemists. In addition to providing citation guidelines, the ACS Style Guide includes chapters on:

  • Ethics in Scientific Publication
  • Writing Style and Word Usage
  • Peer Review
  • Copyright Basics
  • Electronic Submission of Manuscripts
  • conventions for forumulas, elements, substances, tables, etc.

Print: Reference: QD8.5 A25 [YEAR]

CASSI Journal Abbreviations
Use to look up journal abbreviations used in chemistry.