Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction: 1. About this manual; 2. Scientific notation: a brief history. Part II. General Style Conventions: 3. Alphabets, symbols, and signs; 4. Punctuation and related marks; 5. Spelling and word formation; 6. Prose style and word choice; 7. Names, terms of address, honours, and degrees; 8. Capitalization; 9. Type conventions, excerpts, quotations, and ellipses; 10. Abbreviations; 11. Numbers, units, mathematical expressions, statistics; 12. Times and dates; 13. Addresses and geographic description. Part III. Special Scientific Conventions: 14. The electromagnetic spectrum; 15. Subatomic particles, atoms, elements; 16. Chemical formulas; 17. Chemical kinetics; 18. Analytical methods; 19. Drugs and pharmacokinetics; 20. Cells, chromosomes, and genes; 21. Viruses; 22. Bacteria; 23. Plants and fungi; 24. Human and animal life; 25. Human history and society; 26. The Earth; 27. Astronomical objects and time systems. Part IV. Journals and Books: 28. Journal style and format; 29. Book style and format; 30. Citations and references; 31. Accessories to text: tables, figures, and indexes; Part V. Publishing Process: 32. Typography and manuscript markup, manual and electronic; 33. Proof correction; Appendices: 1. Abbreviations for journal title words; 2. Abbreviated publisher names; 3. Annotated bibliography; Index.

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Reviews

'There is no other book like this for the scientific and technological community. It should be the major desk reference for anyone writing a scientific article or book. Students should be made aware of the manual early in their educational career so that old habits can be broken and correct procedures adhered to. Highly recommended for all academic libraries; public libraries should consider purchase too.' Booklist, The American Library Association

'Of reasonable size, written in a clear style, free from any over-specialized language, at the level of a master's degree which remains accessible to a vast scientific public, this book should enjoy a wide and well-deserved circulation …' Paul Germani, Professor at Polytechnique, Secrétaire perpétuel de l'Academie des Sciences

'No English-language author, editor or publisher in the field can do without it.' STM Newsletter

'As a reference manual for anyone in the business of scientific editing, this publication, now in its sixth edition, has no rivals.' Olive Brooke, Learned Publishing

' … an invaluable publication for authors and editors alike … warmly recommended.' P. K. Thomas, Journal of Anatomy