# 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* Beyond CASSI (abbreviated journal titles from early chemical literature and other historical reference sources)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)
** Symyx Draw Add-ins
* 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 version
** IUBMB version
* 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