The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information / Anne M. Coghill, Lorrin R. Garson, editors

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. Bérard. 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.