[Forum] Do you repeat the scientific/botanical name in captions?

Hi, After the Latin name has been used (with the common name in parens after), I continue to use the common name. Must I repeat the Latin name (then common name) for photo captions that appear after the initial use? What about for figure titles and table titles? (other forum threads have been

[Forum] Capitalize Circa Abbreviation? ever?

I keep getting called out for not capitalizing "ca." in image captions. When I look up in Chicago Style, I see it NOT capitalized. However, when I write a caption I often make it a sort of sentence and then I am criticized for not capitalizing the letter C. Am I wrong either with the capitalization

[Forum] RE: Figure captions in dissertation (CMOS 15)

In that case, I'd single-space them. However, the department might have it's own style preferences, so you might want to check on that first. Academia is a unique animal.

[Forum] RE: Figure Captions

If you can find this supposed "industry standard" written down somewhere I'd like to see it. Tables, figures, photos, graphs, whatever, I have never heard of any "standard" place for the caption.

[Forum] RE: Do you repeat the scientific/botanical name in captions?

Hello. I agree that tables and illustrations tend to stand alone, so I'd probably include both the Latin and common names in the captions. However, much would depend on the type of book it is.

[Forum] Separate Captions for Full Spread Illustrations

Greetings, For an art exhibition catalogue that includes illustrations that spread fully across two pages (one illustration per page), allowing no room for the inclusion of captions on the pages, what would you advise for locator terminology? The captions reference illustrations appearing either

[Forum] RE: Figure captions

"Mag. x1000" or whatever would probably work, and I'm sure I've seen it that way (there are several ways to style the "x"). I don't think anybody will be confused about what "Mag." means, but you can always provide a legend. You probably don't even need to use "Mag." I wouldn't be confused by "x1

[Forum] Figure captions in dissertation (CMOS 15)

Hi to you both - thanks for your thoughts. Second responder: not preparing anything for publication. Am fine-tuning the dissertation so it can be admitted to my client's department chair. Does that help clarify what I'm looking for? First responder: thanks, I like your comment.

[Forum] Captions

Thank you, Pixna, you make a good point. The rule should work for both. I even found a lot of information about why a Table caption goes above, and why a figure caption below; apparently there is a lot of science that has gone into this based on how the brain interprets the information.

[Forum] RE: Figure Captions

Thanks TK - I am happy to sometimes inform folks of why I decide on certain guidelines/company standards in our documentation as "well there is no standard but it is my personal preference based on blah blah and xx number of years of doing this.....that never goes over well but I'm honest. What I d