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In the time since the second edition of The ACS Style Guide was published, the rapid growth of electronic communication has dramatically changed the scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publication world. This dynamic mode of dissemination is enabling scientists, engineers, and medical practitioners all over the world to obtain and transmit information quickly and easily. An essential constant in this changing environment is the requirement that information remain accurate, clear, unambiguous, and ethically sound.

This extensive revision of The ACS Style Guide thoroughly examines electronic tools now available to assist STM writers in preparing manuscripts and communicating with publishers. Valuable updates include discussions of markup languages, citation of electronic sources, online submission of manuscripts, and preparation of figures, tables, and structures. In keeping current with the changing environment, this edition also contains references to many resources on the internet.

With this wealth of new information, 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.

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• Foreword(p. vii)
• Preface(p. ix)
• Contributors(p. xiii)
• Part 1 Scientific Communication
• 1 Ethics in Scientific Communication(p. 3)
• Appendix 1-1 Ethical Guidelines to Publication of Chemical Research(p. 11)
• 2 Scientific Papers(p. 17)
• 3 The Editorial Process(p. 27)
• Appendix 3-1 Proofreaders' Marks(p. 36)
• 4 Writing Style and Word Usage(p. 41)
• 5 Electronic Submission of Manuscripts Using Web-Based Systems(p. 59)
• Appendix 5-1 Online Submission at Selected Scientific Publishers and Research Grant Agencies(p. 65)
• Appendix 5-2 Key Features of Selected Online Submission Systems(p. 68)
• 6 Peer Review(p. 71)
• 7 Copyright Basics(p. 77)
• 8 Markup Languages and the Datument(p. 87)
• Appendix 8-1 The IUPAC International Chemical Identifier, InChI(p. 101)
• Part 2 Style Guidelines
• 9 Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling(p. 105)
• Appendix 9-1 Recommended Spelling List(p. 129)
• 10 Editorial Style(p. 135)
• Appendix 10-1 Computer and Internet Terms(p. 163)
• Appendix 10-2 Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols(p. 169)
• 11 Numbers, Mathematics, and Units of Measure(p. 203)
• Appendix 11-1 The International System of Units (SI)(p. 228)
• 12 Names and Numbers for Chemical Compounds(p. 233)
• Appendix 12-1 End-of-Line Hyphenation of Chemical Names(p. 247)
• Appendix 12-2 Representation of Combinatorial Chemistry(p. 250)
• Appendix 12-3 CAS Registry Numbers(p. 253)
• 13 Conventions in Chemistry(p. 255)
• Appendix 13-1 Symbols for Commonly Used Physical Quantities(p. 277)
• Appendix 13-2 The Crystallographic Information File(p. 284)
• 14 References(p. 287)
• Appendix 14-1 CASSI Abbreviations for the 1000+ Most Commonly Cited Journals(p. 328)
• Appendix 14-2 A Sample CASSI Entry(p. 340)
• 15 Figures(p. 343)
• 16 Tables(p. 369)
• 17 Chemical Structures(p. 375)
• 18 Selected Bibliography(p. 385)
• Index(p. 389)

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CHOICE Review

This is a timely update of previous editions of this fine reference work. Since publication of the 2nd edition in 1997, the entire scientific publication process has become extensively electronic. However, the need for accurate, clear information is still paramount. New subjects covered in this edition include scientific communication ethics (very apropos), electronic manuscript submission and processing, author preparation of illustrative and graphical material, citation of electronic sources, and markup languages. Rewritten chapters include those on peer review, copyright, editorial processes, and writing style. The chapter on chemical nomenclature has been updated to include chemical "identifiers" including "InChI." Concise inclusion of supporting material is evident in the appendixes, which are strategically located within relevant chapters. Most of the nuts-and-bolts material from the 2nd edition has been retained, but the deletion of the chapter titled "Making Effective Oral Presentations" is regrettable. Since chemistry can be considered the "central science," this reference is intended for use in all scientific publishing. When this review was written, a Web-based version of the guide was planned. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners in all of the sciences. R. E. Buntrock formerly, University of Maine

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Lorrin R. Garson is at ACS.