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For writers, editors and publishers of print and electronic text. Neither a comprehensive documentation manual such as the mla or apa guides nor a selfimprovement book along the lines of strunk and whites the elements of style, a publishers style guide should provide practical and consistent advice about matters ranging from abbreviations and preferred spellings to. Now in its eighth edition, the indispensable reference for authors, editors, publishers, students, and translators in all areas of science and related fields has been fully revised by the council of science editors to. Ask any book publishing or marketing questions you like of our managing director, amanda greenslade and she will answer you on one of our many communication channels. Jan 12, 20 for authors, editors and printers, 6th edition image via wiley press when i joined the australian public service in 2006, one of the first manuals i was made aware of was the style manual. The style manual is the product of many years of public printing experience, and its rules are based on principles of good usage and custom in the printing trade. Style manual for authors, editors and printers revised by.
Sep 16, 2008 essentially, the style manual is a standardization device designed to achieve uniform word and type treatment, and aiming for economy of word use. Please see this guides companion piece to assist you in preparing and formatting your manuscript. Style manual for authors, editors and printers and shirley purchases the little book of. Sensible is probably the highest praise that can be given to a style guide. Preparing manuscripts for crawford house publishing page 4 3 copy preparation on word processors because all text formatting and page design at crawford house publishing is carried out using specialised software, the manner in which a manuscript is typed into a wordprocessing program is very important.
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