A note on in-text citations: ACS Style's preferred method for in-text citation is to reference sources by number. The final reference list (bibliography) is numbered, and listed in the order that sources first appear.
If the first source referenced your paper is Gaito's book below, that is source 1 in the References list. In text, Gaito will then be referenced with (1) or 1 each time it is cited. Page numbers are not included in the in-text citation.
Book with a single author
1. Gaito, J. Molecular Psychobiology: A Chemical Approach to Learning and Other Behavior; Thomas, 1966.
Journal article from an online database
2. Basu, A.C.; Hill, A.S.; Isaacs, A.K.; Mondoux, M.A.; Mruczek, R.E.; Narita, T. “Integrative STEM education for Undergraduate Neuroscience: Design and Implementation.” Neurosci. Lett., 2021, 746, 135660. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135660.
Guide to researching, writing and citing in American Chemical Society style.