The Manual of Scientific Style. A Guide for Authors, Editors and Researchers
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Author(s): H. Rabinowitz and S. Vogel (Eds)
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 9780123739803
Format: hardback
968pp
Price: £27.99
Review Date: 10 June 2009
Review: Science writing requires a consensus of form and meaning that is shared amongst readers; this is constantly changing with new findings, formulations and concepts. This book comprehensively covers writing, usage rules and conventions, with a focus on the differences between US and UK usage. The first part of the book looks at prose writing, manuscript preparation, citations and references and copyright and permisssions. The second part gives style and usage for specific subjects: maths, physics, astronomy, chemistry, organic chemistry, earth and environmental science, life science and medical science. The last part comprises tables and conventions for these branches of science.