The Manual of Scientific Style

Much like The Chicago Manual of Style, The Manual of Style Scientific stylistic addresses all matters relevant | in the disciplines of physical and biological science, medicine, health, and technology. It is a consistent scientist, science editor, general editor, science writer, and researcher.

• Scientific disciplines treated independently, with notes where variances occur in the same linguistic areas






• Organization and directives








• A focus on American and British usage








• Difficulty in scientific writing appears appears








• Instruction and guidance on clement, precision, and the effectiveness of writing

Part I. General Style
Manuscript Preparation
General Style
Units of Measurement
Citation of References
Presentation of Data and Figures

Part II. References, Citations and Quotations
Standards for Clear and Proper Attribution
Standard Citation Formats
Text Sources
Audiovisual Media
Electronic Sources

Part III. Style Issues for Specific Disciplines
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Science
Life Science
Medicine
Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Information Science

Appendices
Scientific Organizations and Publications: Standard Abbreviations
Classification Schemes in Science and Technology
Standard Abbreviation Dictionary
Difficult and Troublesome Terms and Words
Comparative Standards for Shared Terms and Conventions

Bibliography
index