Chem Citation Tools

Free chemistry citation generators for ACS references, DOI sources, patents, journal articles, in-text citations, and reference lists.

Chem Citation Tools is an independent collection of chemistry-focused citation generators. Start with ACS citation tools today, then use this homepage as the directory for future chemistry and science reference tools.

  • Last reviewed: June 2026
  • ACS tools available now
  • DOI metadata support through Crossref
  • Not affiliated with the American Chemical Society

Chemistry citation generators

Choose a citation workflow and open the matching tool. Each page includes examples, format notes, in-text citation support, and export options where relevant.

ACS Citation Generator

Create ACS reference list entries and in-text citations for chemistry papers, lab reports, patents, websites, books, and DOI sources.

Journal Article Citation

Format ACS journal article references with authors, article title, journal abbreviation, year, volume, pages, and DOI.

Patent Citation

Build chemistry and materials patent citations with inventors, patent number, assignee, country or patent office, publication date, and URL.

DOI Citation

Use DOI-based metadata for journal articles, datasets, preprints, and other chemistry sources that need persistent identifiers.

In-text Citation

Generate ACS in-text citations as superscript numbers, italic numbers in parentheses, or author-date references.

Reference List Tools

Save citations locally in the browser and export reference lists as RTF, TXT, BibTeX, or RIS.

Chemistry reference tools

The current toolset focuses on ACS citation style. These related areas are natural next steps for a broader Chem Citation Tools directory.

AMA citation generator

Medical and health-science references for future expansion.

CSE citation generator

Scientific citation formats for biology and technical writing.

BibTeX chemistry tools

Reference-manager and BibTeX cleanup workflows for chemistry papers.

Journal abbreviation lookup

Chemistry journal abbreviation support beyond the starter list.

Sources and method

Citation examples are maintained from public ACS citation patterns and checked against authoritative identifier and metadata sources.