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AI Citation Guide

The following guide is a general overview of how to cite the use of artificial intelligence of all types

About ACS Style

The ACS citation style has 3 ordering techniques: numerical superscript, numerical in parentheses, or alphabetical. For more information, follow the ACS Citation Style Guide below, or the official ACS guide.

ACS 2025 - Reference List

Example
  1. AI tool (AI category). Company. URL (accessed year-month-day)
 
In-practice
  1. ChatGPT-4o (AI Chatbot). OpenAI. https://chatgpt.com/ (accessed 2024-08-28)
  2. Gemini (AI Chatbot). Google. https://gemini.google.com/app (accessed 2024-08-28)
  3. Copilot Designer (AI Image Generator). Microsoft. https://copilot.microsoft.com/ (accessed 2024-08-28)

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