Details

Subject(s)

Technical writing—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]

Related name

• Council of Science Editors. Style Manual Committee [Browse]

Notes

Prev. ed. has subtitle: the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers by Style Manual Committee, Council of Biology Editors.

Bibliographic references

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

ISBN

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

LCCN

2006009103

OCLC

65301695

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