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Title The manual of scientific style : a guide for authors, editors, and researchers / edited by Harold Rabinowitz and Suzanne Vogel
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 968 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Summary Much like the Chicago manual of style, The manual of scientific style addresses all stylistic matters in the relevant disciplines of physical and biological science, medicine, health, and technology. It presents consistent guidelines for text, data, and graphics, providing a comprehensive and authoritative style manual that can be used by the professional scientist, science editor, general editor, science writer, and researcher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 925-932) and index
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Subject Technical writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Language and languages.
Science.
Physical sciences.
Authorship.
Journalism.
Writing -- standards
Language
Science
Natural Science Disciplines
Authorship
Journalism
languages (study discipline)
language (general communication)
sciences (philosophy)
physical sciences.
authorship.
journalism.
science (modern discipline)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Technical Writing.
Science
Physical sciences
Language and languages
Journalism
Authorship
Technical writing
Wissenschaftliche Literatur
Wissenschaftliches Manuskript
Genre/Form handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Nomenclatures.
Guides et manuels.
Nomenclatures.
Form Electronic book
Author Rabinowitz, Harold, 1948-
Vogel, Suzanne.
ISBN 9780080557960
0080557961
9786612167232
6612167238