The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd Edition
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Definitive source for all information needed to write, review, submit, and edit scholarly and scientific manuscripts. Insight on ethics in scientific communication, the editorial process, copyright, conventions in chemistry, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing style for any STM author, reviewer, or editor.
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Provides editorial support to the medical and scientific publishing community. The 10th edition has expanded its electronic guidelines, with the understanding that authors now routinely submit articles through online systems and often cite Web-only content. Ethical and legal issues receive increased attention, with detailed guidelines on authorship, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, intellectual property, and the protection of individuals' rights in scientific research and publication.
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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
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Essential handbook for writers, editors and PR specialists with more than 3,000 entries in A-to-Z format, covering The Associated Press rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, abbreviation, word usage and much more.
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition
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The Chicago style of citation is commonly used in the humanities and social sciences, and features a bibliography as well as either footnote, endnote, or in-text citation. There are two systems for citing in Chicago style: Notes and Bibliography or Author-Date. Different disciplines use different systems.
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Comprehensive and detailed guidance to authors of research papers—term papers, theses, and dissertations. Kate Turabian (1893-1987) was dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago from 1930 to 1958.
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Authoritative reference source on editorial style and publishing practices for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields.
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Style Manual: An Official Guide to the Form and Style of Federal Government Printing
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By act of Congress the Public Printer of the U.S. Government Publishing Office is authorized to determine the form and style of Government printing. The Style Manual is the product of many years of public printing experience, and its rules are based on principles of good usage and custom in the printing trade.
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Harvard Business School Citation Guide: 2019-20 Academic Year*
This guide describes citation conventions for HBS students to use when writing research papers.
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IEEE Reference Guide*
2018 editorial style manual of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a style commonly used in technical fields like computer science.
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Introduction to Basic Legal Citation, 2017, by Peter W. Martin
Cornell University Law School: Legal Information Institute
Citing Medicine, 2nd Edition
National Library of Medicine Citation Manual
NLM Citation Examples
Boston University Medical Campus: Alumni Medical Library