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Citation Guides and Journal Abbreviations

ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication
The standard writing style for cited references in chemistry.

Citation and Writing Guides
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CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool
Looking for journal abbreviations? Start here first. Standard list of journal abbreviations used in chemical literature.
The CAS Source Index (CASSI) is a cross-index to journal abbreviations and titles used in chemistry and many related sciences. It is searchable by journal title, abbreviated title, CODEN, ISSN, and ISBN.

Science and Engineering Journal Abbreviations
Can't find your abbreviation in CASSI? Try here.

Citation Management and Tracking a Writing Report

Mendeley (PSU Guide)
Guide to a popular reference management tool. Use it to keep track of the references you need for your work.
Zotero (PSU Guide)
This is another popular reference management tool.

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity (Penn State)
explains how to avoid plagiarism, cheating, and other academic integrity violations.
Academic Integrity Committee
Eberly College of Science index page for academic integrity resources.
American Chemical Society Ethical Guidelines to Publication of Chemical Research
Ethical guidelines for authors, peer reviewers, and editors.