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Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers

Title

Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers / Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors.

Format

Book

Edition

7th ed.

Published

Reston, VA : Council of Science Editors in cooperation with the Rockefeller University Press, 2006.

Description

xvi, 658 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

URL

<Table of contents> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0610/2006009103.html

Other contributors

Council of Science Editors. Style Manual Committee.

Notes

Prev. ed. has subtitle: the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers by Style Manual Committee, Council of Biology Editors. Includes bibliographical references (p. 617-628) and index.

Contents

• Elements of a scientific publication
• Publication policies and practices
• The basics of copyright
• Alphabets, symbols, and signs
• Punctuation and related
• Spelling, word formation and division, plurals, and possessions
• Prose style and word choice
• Names
• Capitalization
• Type Styles, Excerpts, Quotations, and Ellipses
• Abbreviations
• Numbers, units, mathematical expressions, and statistics
• Time and dates
• Geographic designations
• The electromagnetic spectrum
• Subatomic particles, chemical elements, and related notations
• Chemical formulas and names
• Chemical kinetics and thermodynamics
• Analytical Methods
• Drugs and pharmacokinetics
• Genes, chromosomes, and related molecules
• Taxonomy and nomenclature
• Structure and function
• Disease names
• The earth
• Astronomical objects and time systems
• Journal style and format
• Books, technical reports, conference proceedings, and other monographs
• Citations and References
• Accessories to text : tables, figures, and indexes
• Typography and manuscript preparation
• Proof correction

Subject headings

Technical writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

ISBN

097796650X (alk. paper) 9780977966509 (alk. paper) 0874700620 (alk. paper) 9780874700626 (alk. paper)