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| Scientific Style Manuals |
| The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors, 2nd ed. Janet S Dodd (ed.) Washington: American Chemical Society; 1997. Contains chapters on all aspects of writing a scientific paper, communicating in other formats, grammar, punctuation, spelling, editorial style, numbers, mathematics, units of measure, references, names and numbers for chemical compounds, conventions in chemistry, illustrations and tables, peer review, copyright and permissions, and making effective oral presentations. |
| American Medical Association Manual of Style. 9thed. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 1998 A comprehensive guide to publication in the medical sciences. Contains chapters on preparing an article for publication, ethical and legal considerations, style (including grammar, punctuation, plurals, capitalisation, correct and preferred usage, and non-English words and phrases), terminology, quantification and measurement, and technical information. |
| The ASM Style Manual for journals and books. Washington: American Society for Microbiology; 1991 In addition to its detailed sections on style and nomenclature in bacteriology and virology, this manual is notably useful for its extensive and detailed sections on illustrations and tables. |
| Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers. 6thed. CBE Style Manual Committee. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; Council of Biology Editors 1999. Highly recommended. A very detailed volume covering general style conventions, special scientific conventions in all scientific disciplines, preparation of books and journals and the publishing process. |
| Guidelines for preparing electronic manuscripts: AMS-LATEX. Providence (RI): American Mathematical Society; 1991. |
| A Manual for Authors of Mathematical Papers. Providence (RI): American Mathematical Society; 1990. |
| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4thed. Washington: American Psychological Association; 1994. Heavily revised from the 3rd edition. Offers guidance on writing papers for psychology, reporting statistics, refining prose style, avoiding biased writing, and following ethical principles. In addition to the expected content on style matters (references, abbreviations, and other details), describes the editorial and production procedures of the association's journals. |