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The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information.
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Title:The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Coghill, Anne M.
Garson, Lorrin R.
American Chemical Society.
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Published/Created:Washington, DC : American Chemical Society ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QD8.5 .A25 2006
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QD8.5 .A25 2006
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Number of Items:2
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Status:Available
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Chemistry--Authorship--Style manuals.
Technical writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Style--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Medical Subjects: Writing--Handbook.
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Edition:3rd ed. / Anne M. Coghill, Lorrin R. Garson, editors.
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Description:xiv, 430 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
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Summary:"The ACS Style Guide's Third Edition continues its long tradition of providing invaluable insight on ethics in scientific communication, the editorial process, copyright, conventions in chemistry, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing style for any STM author, reviewer, or editor. The Third Edition is the definitive source for all information needed to write, review, submit, and edit scholarly and scientific manuscripts."--Jacket.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-388) and index.
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ISBN:9780841239999 (cloth : alk. paper)
0841239991 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780841274006 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0841274002 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Contents:Part 1. Scientific communication. 1. Ethics in scientific communication / Gordon G. Hammes. Appendix 1-1: Ethical guidelines to publication of chemical research
2. Scientific papers
3. The editorial process. Appendix 3-1: proofreaders' marks
4. Writing style and word usage
5. Electronic submission of manuscripts using web-based systems / Sarah C. Blendermann. Appendix 5-1: Online submission at selected scientific publishers and research grant agencies. Appendix 5-2: Key features of selected online submission systems
6. Peer review / Barbara A. Booth
7. Copyright basics / Karen S. Buehler, C. Arleen Courtney, and Eric S. Slater
8. Markup languages and the datument / Peter Murray-Rust and Henry S. Rzepa. Appendix 8-1: The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier, InChI / Stephen R. Heller and Alan D. McNaught
Part 2. Style guidelines. 9. Grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Appendix 9-1: Recommended spelling list
10. Editorial style. Appendix 10-1: Computer and internet terms. Appendix 10-2: Abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols
11. Numbers, mathematics, and units of measure. Appendix 11-1: The International System of Units (SI)
12. Names and numbers for chemical compounds. Appendix 12-1: End-of-line hyphenation of chemical names. Appendix 12-2: Representation of combinatorial chemistry / Derek Maclean. Appendix 12-3: CAS Registry Numbers
13. Conventions in chemistry. Appendix 13-1: Symbols for commonly used physical quantities. Appendix 13-2: The Crystallographic Information File / Frank H. Allen
14. References / Janet S. Dodd, Leah Solla, and Paula M. BeĢrard. Appendix 14-1: CASSI abbreviations for the 1000+ most commonly cited journals. Appendix 14-2: A sample CASSI entry
15. Figures / Betsy Kulamer
16. Tables / Betsy Kulamer
17. Chemical structures / Antony Williams.