ACS Subject Encyclopedia or Dictionary Entry Citation
Examples are not double-spaced, but your References list should be double-spaced
Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented
Reference sources sources, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and indexes, are important sources of information in the sciences.
As always, provide what information you can. For reference sources, the title of the work, the subtitle of the particular entry being cited, and the publication information is most important.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B. Article Title. In Title of Reference Work, Edition Information; Editor, E. E., Eds.; Publisher, Year; Volume, pp Pagination.
Examples:
Powder Metallurgy. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 3rd ed.; Wiley, 1982; Vol. 19, pp 28-62.
Diagnostic Reagents. In Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th ed.; VCH, 1985; Vol. A8, pp 455-491.
ACS Encyclopedia or Dictionary Entry Citation
Examples are not double-spaced, but your References list should be double-spaced
Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented
Reference sources sources, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and indexes, are important sources of information in the sciences.
As always, provide what information you can. For reference sources, the title of the work, the subtitle of the particular entry being cited, and the publication information is most important.
For online reference works, include a URL or DOI.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B. Article Title. In Title of Reference Work, Edition Information; Editor, E. E., Eds.; Publisher, Year. Updated Month Day, Year. DOI or URL
Examples:
Vallero, D. A. Air Pollution, ver. 3. In KirkâOthmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology; Wiley, 2015. Updated March 16, 2015. DOI: 10.1002/0471238961.01091823151206.a01.pub3