Citation Formats and Style Guides

In the time since the second edition of The ACS Style Guide was published, the rapid growth of electronic communication has dramatically changed the scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publication world. This dynamic mode of dissemination is enabling scientists, engineers, and medical practitioners all over the world to obtain and transmit information quickly and easily. An essential constant in this changing environment is the requirement that information remain accurate, clear, unambiguous, and ethically sound. This extensive revision of The ACS Style Guide thoroughly examines electronic tools now available to assist STM writers in preparing manuscripts and communicating with publishers. Valuable updates include discussions of markup languages, citation of electronic sources, online submission of manuscripts, and preparation of figures, tables, and structures. In keeping current with the changing environment, this edition also contains references to many resources on the internet. With this wealth of new information, The ACS Style Guide's Third Edition continues its long tradition of providing invaluable 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. The Third Edition is the definitive source for all information needed to write, review, submit, and edit scholarly and scientific manuscripts.

Quick reference to the essential elements of the 11th edition of the writing style guidelines from the American Medical Association for the medical and scientific community that will ensure research papers, articles, essays, journal writings and manuscripts are in a format and style expected and respected by student and career professionals. Concise and organized in 6 colorful laminated pages this durable guide is an inexpensive easy-to-store writing tool filled with examples of the need-to-know formatting rules. Keep your thoughts and writing process flowing by finding answers faster than any other source. 6 page laminated guide includes: Preparing an Article for Publishing Titles & Subtitles Parts of a Manuscript Ethical & Legal Considerations Style & Usage Consistent Typographic Style Punctuation & Greek Letters Gene Symbols Virus Nomenclature Correct & Preferred Usage Redundant Words & Wordy Expressions Back-Formations Jargon Anatomy Genus & Species Names Eponyms Measurement, Numbers & Visual Representations of Data Numbers & Numerals Units of Measure Visual Representations References General Rules for Reference Print Journals Print Books Special Print Materials Media & Online References Suggested uses: Students - handy reference while writing papers where AMA is the required or suggested style Professors - require students to write in AMA Style to prepare for a future in the science or medical sciences field Authors/Editors - reference while writing or editing pieces to be published in the science or medical science fields