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Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers / Style Manual Committee, Council of Biology Editors.

Contributor(s): Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 1994New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994Edition: 6th edDescription: xv, 825 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521471540 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808/.0666 20
LOC classification:
  • T11 .S386 1994
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab T11 .S386 1994 1 Available 50583010090409
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab T11 .S386 1994 2 Available 50583010091142
Total holds: 0

Rev. ed. of: CBE style manual / CBE Style manual Committee. 5th ed., rev. and expanded. c1983.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 751-768) and index.

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.

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