CHEM 142 & 143 - General Chemistry II - Annotated Bibliography Project: Spring 2025 Activities

Which Source is Peer-Reviewed?

Set #1:

1. Which of the following three sources is from a peer-reviewed journal? (Hint: see page 2 of the ACS handout for a list of qualities of peer-reviewed journals):

a. The Staggering Success of Vaccines by Tara Haelle - Click on "Access now (Online full text)" to read entire article.

b. Polio's reemergence by Christina Wichmann

c. Wastewater Surveillance for  Poliovirus in Selected Jurisdictions, United States, 2022–2023 by Erin Whitehouse, et. al.

2. On your worksheet, write three criteria, or pieces of evidence you used, to make your decision.

3. Using the "Citing Sources Using ACS" handout, identify the header (or label) you would use to identify this source on your bibliography.

Practice using CASSI

Use the CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool to identify the appropriate abbreviations (if any) for the following publications. Record your answers on the worksheet.

1. Current Science (ISSN: 0011-3891)

2. PLoS ONE  (ISSN 1932-6203)

3. Energy Journal (ISSN: 0195-6574)

Identify the Type of Source and Find It on the Handout

Take a minute to familiarize yourself with the types of sources on the "Citing Sources Using ACS" handout.

Once you know the type of source you have, you can identify the label, and the citation format, to use for the source. 

Example:

Vaccines and Vaccine Development

This source is from an online encyclopedia with and author and editor. The label I would use is "online encyclopedia article"

Try It Yourself

For each of the following four sources, identify the type of source and the label (or header) you would use for the source. Write the answer on the worksheet.

1. Vaccination and herd immunity thresholds in heterogeneous populations
2. SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines and Cancer
3. Rotaviruses and Rotavirus Vaccines
4. Real-world effectiveness of influenza vaccine over a decade during the 2011–2021 seasons—Implications of vaccine mismatch

Here is a reminder about the CHEM 142 Online Class Guide and the handouts.

• There is a lot of information in the class guide that can help you be successful in this project. Don't forget you can ask the librarians and your instructors for help if you need it.
• If you misplace any of the handouts, you can download them or stop by the library and ask a librarian for a copy.