The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information (An American Chemical Society Publication)

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. front_matter.pdf 1 Contents 5 Foreword 7 Preface 9 Contributors 13 chapter1.pdf 15 chapter2.pdf 29 chapter3.pdf 39 chapter4.pdf 52 chapter5.pdf 70 chapter6.pdf 81 chapter7.pdf 87 chapter8.pdf 97 chapter9.pdf 113 chapter10.pdf 142 chapter11.pdf 210 chapter12.pdf 240 chapter13.pdf 262 chapter14.pdf 294 chapter15.pdf 349 chapter16.pdf 374 chapter17.pdf 380 chapter18.pdf 389 index.pdf 393 Index 393 A 393 B 397 C 398 D 404 E 405 F 407 G 408 H 409 I 410 J 412 K 412 L 412 M 413 N 416 O 417 P 418 Q 422 R 422 S 424 T 429 U 431 V 432 W 433 X-Z 434 "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."--Jacket. The definitive style guide for those involved in the creative process of writing, editing and producing print and electronic publications in chemistry and related sciences. This new edition includes contemporary information on electronic tools involved in publishing.