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Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers

Title
Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers / Style Manual Committee, Council of Biology Editors.
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors
  • CBE Style Manual Committee.
  • CBE Style Manual Committee. CBE style manual.
Description
xv, 825 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Covering the physical sciences and mathematics as well as the life sciences.
Alternative Title
CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers
Subject
  • Technical writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Technical writing
  • Writing
  • Science
  • technical writing
  • writing (processes)
  • sciences (philosophy)
  • science (modern discipline)
  • 02.13 practice of science
  • Ecriture
  • Manuels de stylistique
  • Rapports techniques
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Technical writing
  • Écriture
  • Schrijfvaardigheid
  • Uitgeven
  • Wetenschappelijke publicaties
  • Biologie
  • Editoração (padrões)
  • Redação
  • Escrita
  • Texto (editoração)
  • Rédaction scientifique et technique
Genre/Form
  • style manuals.
  • handbooks.
  • Style manuals
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Guides (form)
  • Handbooks and manuals.
  • Style manuals.
  • Guides et manuels.
  • Codes typographiques.
  • Handbook
Note
  • Rev. ed. of: CBE style manual / CBE Style manual Committee. 5th ed., rev. and expanded. c1983.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 751-768) and index.
Contents
  • General style conventions -- Alphabets, symbols and signs -- Punctuation and related marks -- Spelling, word formation and division, plurals and possessives -- Prose style and word choice -- Names, terms of address, degrees and honors -- Capitalization -- Type styles, excerpts, quotations and ellipses -- Abbreviations -- Numbers, units, mathematical expressions and statistics -- Time and dates -- Addresses and geographic descriptions -- Special scientific conventions -- Electromagnetic spectrum -- Subatomic particles, chemical elements and related notations.
  • Chemical names and formulas -- Chemical kinetics and thermodynamics -- Analytical methods -- Drugs and pharmacokinetics -- Cells, chromosomes and genes -- Viruses -- Bacteria -- Plants, fungi, lichens and algae -- Human and animal life -- Human history and society -- Earth -- Astronomical objects and time systems -- Journals and books -- Journal style and format -- Books, technical reports and monographs -- Citations and references -- Accessories to text: tables, figures and indexes -- Publishing process -- Typography and manuscript preparation, manual and electronic.
  • Proof correction -- Abbreviated forms of journal titles -- Abbreviated publisher names -- Annotated bibliography.
ISBN
  • 0521471540
  • 9780521471541
LCCN
94022001
OCLC
  • ocm30624179
  • 30624179
  • SCSB-2051519
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library