Chemical Information Sources/SIRCh/Science Writing Aids
SIRCh: Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry
Science Writing Manuals and Style Guides
- The ACS Style Guide (3rd ed., 2006)
- Quick Guide: ACS Citation Style (Nan Butkovich, Penn State)
- ACS Style Guidelines (University of Wisconsin)
- The Chemistry Style Manual 2nd revised ed., 2004 by Kieran F. Lim (Deakin University)
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Modern Language Association)
- The Columbia Guide to Online Style
- Ten Simple Rules for a Good Poster Presentation
Science Writing Tutorials and Courses
- The Chemistry Style Manual 2nd revised ed., 2004 by Kieran F. Lim (Deakin University)
- Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students by : Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Leslie Crowley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jeff Donnell, Georgia Tech; or Christene Moore, University of Texas at Austin.
- Guides for Better Science Writing (Gary Wiggins, Indiana)
- Online Technical Writing by David McMurrey, Austin Community College
Deciphering Journal Abbreviations
- CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool (abbreviated journal titles; Chemical Abstracts Service)
- Beyond CASSI (abbreviated journal titles from early chemical literature and other historical reference sources)
- Journal Titles and Abbreviations (lists journal titles and their Chemical Abstracts abbreviations; University of British Columbia)
- Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index; print version ceased publication, 2010.
- All that JAS: Journal Abbreviations (registry of Web journal abbreviation sources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations)
Software and Other Tools for Writing Assistance
- EndNote and Other Bibliographic Reference Programs (University of California, Davis)
- EndNote (Wisconsin)
- Zotero (free bibliography manager)
- ACD's ChemFolder
- Molinspiration WebME Molecular Editor
- OSRA Optical Structure Recognition (Web version)
- OSRA (standalone version)
- Clide Chemical Literature Data Extraction (University of Leeds)
- errnet (for proofreading)
- Chemistry Dictionary for Wordprocessors
- Publicon (from BioMedCentral)
- KNIME (open-source data integration, processing, analysis, and exploration platform)
- KNIME Report Designer (free)
Chemical Structure Drawing Software
- accelrys Draw
- accelrys JDraw (free for academic and non-commercial use)
- ACD's ChemSketch
- ACD's Structure Drawing Applet
- [http://avogadro.openmolecules.net/wiki/Main_Page Avogadro
- Bio-Rad DrawIt (formerly, ChemWindow)]
- Bioclipse
- BKChem
- CambridgeSoft's ChemBioDraw
- ChemDoodle
- Chemistry 4D-Draw
- EasyChem
- Ghemical
- iBabel
- JChemPaint
- MarvinSketch (ChemAxon)
- XDrawChem
Chemical Database Software
- Bingo Open Source RDBMS for Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases
- Collaborative Drug Discovery Public Access Account (gives access to free data sets)
Chemical Nomenclature Aids
- Chemical Nomenclature Lite: A Guide to Naming and Indexing Chemical Compounds by Charles H. Davis
- Chemistry 4-D Nomenclator
- ACD's Name (organic)
- IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (1979 and 1993 versions from ACD)
- Recommendations on Biochemical & Organic Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology etc.
- IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology - the Gold Book
- Abbreviations and Symbols for Nucleic Acids, Polynucleotides, and Their Constituents (IUPAC-IUB)
- Biochemical Nomenclature Publications (IUPAC-IUBMB)
- IUPAC Publications on Nomenclature and Symbolism
- Bibliography of IUPAC and IUBMB Nomenclature Recommendations, August 1993
- Index to Organism Names (ION)
- Enzyme Nomenclature Database
- Nomenclature and Symbolism for Amino Acids and Peptides; Recommendations 1983
- Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)
- Graphical Representation of Stereochemical Configuration (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)
- Chemical Nomenclature Aids in the IU Chemistry Library
Structure to Name Programs
- Chemical Identifier Resolver (NIH)
- CSLS: Chemical Structure Lookup Service (NIH)
- OpenEye Lexichem
- MarvinSketch (ChemAxon)
- Symyx Draw Structure Resolver
- ChemBioDraw (CambridgeSoft)
- ACD/Name (ACD Labs)
- OPSIN (component of OSCAR)
- ChemIDplus (NLM)
- eMolecules
- ChemSpider