List of style guide abbreviations

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This list of style guide abbreviations provides the meanings of the abbreviations that are commonly used as short ways to refer to major style guides. They are used especially by editors communicating with other editors in manuscript queries, proof queries, marginalia, emails, message boards, and so on.

Abbr.Style guideAuthor(s) or organizationField/subjectLanguage(s)Website
ACS ACS style American Chemical Society Chemistry American English pubs.acs.org
AMA [1] AMA Manual of Style American Medical Association Medicine, health care American English www.amamanualofstyle.com
AP [1] AP Stylebook Associated Press Journalism American English www.apstylebook.com
APA [2] APA style American Psychological Association Psychology, social sciences American English apastyle.apa.org
CBE [3] Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 6th edition [a] Council of Biology Editors Science, especially life sciences American English
CGEL [4] Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Cambridge University Press Grammar and usage British English
CGEU [5] Cambridge Guide to English Usage Cambridge University Press Grammar and usage British English
Chicago [6] The Chicago Manual of Style University of Chicago Press General, publishing American English www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
CMOS [1]
CMS [7]
CSE [8] Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers Council of Science Editors Science, especially life sciences American English
GMAU [9] Garner's Modern American Usage Oxford University Press Grammar and usage American English
GPOU.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual United States Government Publishing Office Government publishing American English 2016 edition
GRM [10] The Gregg Reference Manual McGraw-Hill Higher Education Business American English, Canadian English
ISNADThe ISNAD Citation StyleSivas Cumhuriyet University - Abdullah DemirGeneral, publishing Arabic, English, Persian, Turkish www.isnadsistemi.org
ISO 690 ISO 690 [b] International Organization for Standardization General American English ISO 690:2021
IEEE [1] Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Style
(IEEE style)		 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electrical engineering, electronics, computer engineering American English
MHRA [12] MHRA Style Guide Modern Humanities Research Association Humanities British English
MLA [6] MLA Handbook
MLA Style Manual 		Modern Language Association Humanities American English [c] style.mla.org
MSTP [14] Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications Microsoft Technical writing American English
MWDEU [15] Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage Merriam-Webster Grammar and usage American English
NHR New Hart’s Rules Oxford University Press General, publishing British English
NYT New York Times Manual of Style and Usage The New York Times Journalism American English
ODSWEOxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors Oxford University Press Science writing, technical writing British English
ODWE [16] Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors Oxford University Press General British English
OED [17] Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press General British English
OSCOLA [18] Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities Faculty of Law, University of Oxford Law British English www.law.ox.ac.uk/oscola
OSM Oxford Style Manual Oxford University Press General British English
RILM The RILM Manual of Style Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale Writing on music American English
S&W Elements of Style (Strunk & White) William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White General American English
Turabian [19] A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Kate L. Turabian General, especially academic papers American English
URMs [20] Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals [d] International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Scientific journals, especially life sciences and medical journals International English

Notes

  1. ↑ Now called the Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers .
  2. ↑ Titled: Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources [11]
  3. ↑ A Spanish translation of the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook is set to be released in Spring 2025. [13]
  4. ↑ Now called the ICMJE recommendations.

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References

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  2. ↑ "APA Style Introduction". Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "CSE / CBE Style". Leland Speed Library. Mississippi College. Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Swan, Michael (January 2007). "Cambridge Grammar of English". ELT Journal. 61 (1): 75–78. doi:10.1093/elt/ccl048.
  5. ↑ Peters, Pam (2004). The Cambridge Guide To English Usage. Cambridge University Press. p. n1. ISBN   978-0-521-62181-6.
  6. 1 2 "Why Are there Different Citation Styles?". Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. Yale University. Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Manual Style". University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "CSE Scientific Style". Iowa State University Library. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Garner, Bryan A. (2009). Garner's Modern American Usage (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. xi, 434. ISBN   978-0-19-538275-4.
  10. ↑ "The Gregg Reference Manual". McGraw Hill Higher Education. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ "ISO 690:2021". ISO . 2021. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "MHRA Referencing Style Guide". University of Waikato Library Guides. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Manual MLA". MLA. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ Hawley, Todd (February 2005). "Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications". Technical Communication. 52 (1). Society for Technical Communication. Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025– via Gale.
  15. ↑ R.L.G. (July 11, 2011). "Hippies at the National Security Agency". The Economist . Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  16. ↑ Ritter, Robert, ed. (2002). The Oxford Guide to Style (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 31. ISBN   0-19-869175-0.
  17. ↑ "Oxford English Dictionary". Rutgers University Libraries. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  18. ↑ Faculty of Law, University of Oxford (2012). OSCOLA (PDF) (4th ed.). Hart Publishing. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Turabian Home Page". The Chicago Manual of Style Online. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  20. ↑ "ICMJE Recommendations ("The Uniform Requirements")". International Committee of Medical Journal Editors . Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
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