Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers /
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Eng. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994. |
| Description: | xv, 825 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1715632 |
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
