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The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information. Cover Image Book Book

The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information.

Coghill, Anne M. (Added Author). Garson, Lorrin R. (Added Author). American Chemical Society. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0841239991 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0841274002 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780841274006 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780841239999 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 430 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 3rd ed. / Anne M. Coghill, Lorrin R. Garson, editors.
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : American Chemical Society ; 2006.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-388) and index.

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Foreword vii
Madeleine Jacobs
Preface ix
Contributors xiii
Part 1. Scientific Communication
1. Ethics in Scientific Communication
3(14)
Gordon G. Hammes
APPENDIX 1-1: Ethical Guidelines to Publication of Chemical Research
11(6)
2. Scientific Papers
17(10)
3. The Editorial Process
27(14)
APPENDIX 3-1: Proofreaders' Marks
36(5)
4. Writing Style and Word Usage
41(18)
5. Electronic Submission of Manuscripts Using Web-Based Systems
59(1)
Sarah C. Blendermann
APPENDIX 5-1: Online Submission at Selected Scientific Publishers and Research Grant Agencies
65(3)
APPENDIX 5-2: Key Features of Selected Online Submission Systems
68(3)
6. Peer Review
71(1)
Barbara A. Booth
7. Copyright Basics
77(1)
Karen S. Buehler, C. Arleen Courtney, and Eric S. Slater
8. Markup Languages and the Datument
87(1)
Peter Murray-Rust and Henry S. Rzepa
APPENDIX 8-4: The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier, InChI
101(1)
Stephen R. Heller and Alan D. McNaught
Part 2. Style Guidelines
9. Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
105(30)
APPENDIX 9-1: Recommended Spelling List
129(6)
10. Editorial Style
135(68)
APPENDIX 10-1: Computer and Internet Terms
163(6)
APPENDIX 10-2: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
169(34)
11. Numbers, Mathematics, and Units of Measure
203(30)
APPENDIX 11-i: The International System of Units (SI)
228(5)
12. Names and Numbers for Chemical Compounds
233(22)
APPENDIX 12-1: End-of-Line Hyphenation of Chemical Names
247(3)
APPENDIX 12-2: Representation of Combinatorial Chemistry
250(1)
Derek Maclean
APPENDIX 12-3: CAS Registry Numbers
253(2)
13. Conventions in Chemistry
255(32)
APPENDIX 13-1: Symbols for Commonly Used Physical Quantities
277(7)
APPENDIX 13-2: The Crystallographic Information File
284(1)
Frank H. Allen
14. References
287(41)
Janet S. Dodd, Leah Solla, and Paula M. Berard
APPENDIX 14-1: CASSI Abbreviations for the 1000+ Most Commonly Cited Journals
328(12)
APPENDIX 14-2: A Sample CASSI Entry
340(3)
15. Figures
343(26)
Betsy Kulamer
16. Tables
369(6)
Betsy Kulamer
17. Chemical Structures
375(10)
Antony Williams
18. Selected Bibliography
385(4)
Index 389

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