ACM Citation Style Guide

ACM Citation Style Guide (Association for Computing Machinery)

Overview: ACM style is prevalent in computer science and software engineering. It uses bracketed numbers for in-text citations, corresponding to a numbered reference list at the document's end.

In-Text Citations:

• Single reference: The algorithm achieved significant improvements [1].
• Multiple references: Similar approaches have been discussed [1], [3], [5].

References:

List all references in the order they appear in the text.

• Book: Smith, J. 2018. Introduction to Algorithms. Academic Press, Boston, MA.
• Journal Article: Johnson, E. 2020. “A Machine Learning Approach to Problem Solving.” Journal of Computing Science, 34(2), 123–135. https://doi.org/10.1145/1234567.
• Conference Paper: Brown, R. 2019. “Advances in Cloud Computing.” In Proceedings of the 2019
  ACM International Conference on Cloud Systems, 23–30. ACM, New York, NY.
• Website: Doe, M. 2021. Understanding Artificial Intelligence. Accessed March 10, 2022.
  https://www.example.com/ai-guide.

Formatting:

• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt.
• Spacing: Single-space within entries; double-space between entries.
• Margins: 1-inch.
• Indentation: Hanging indent for references.

Disciplines Using ACM Style at UT Tyler:

• Graduate Soules College of Business: Computer Science M.S.

Resources

• ACM Citation Generator
• ACM Reference Formatting