At http://www.acm.org/surveys/Authors.html#ManuscriptPreparation
Jan. 2002
Citations should be provided according to the following guidelines. Use of the ACM Transactions LaTeX style is encouraged to insure proper formatting.
1.Citations in the text: Reference callouts in the text have the form [Turing 1936], [Turing and Church 1936], [Turing et al.
1936].
2.References to items in periodicals: These should take the form: author, title, journal, volume, number, date, pages. Last
names of authors are given first, even for multiple authors; likewise for editors, with the name followed by (Ed.). The
author's name appears in capital letters and always ends with a period, either the period which follows his initial or a period
for the purpose. The title has only the first word and proper names (or their derivatives) starting with capital letters, and it
ends with a period. The date is given in parentheses. Example:
JENKINS, M. A., and TRAUB, J. F. Principles for testing zerofinding programs. ACM Trans. Math. Soft. 1, 1 (March
1975), 26-34.
3.References to reports or proceedings: Author(s) name(s) and title (same style as above), report number, source including
date and pages.
4.References to books: Author(s) -- same style as in periodicals. Title -- set in italics, with all principal words capitalized.
Include publisher, city, and year. Page or chapter references follow the year.
5.Sequence: In the reference list, entries must be arranged alphabetically according to authors' or editors' names, or
publishing organizations for items to which no names can be attached.
6.Accuracy: Authors are responsible for checking that all information in the references is correct.
7.Completeness: Include any and all information necessary for finding the work referenced. It is better to include more than
enough information than too little.