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References are to paragraph numbers except where specified as table, figure (fig.), or page number (p.). Page numbers in the online edition link directly to terms in the glossary.

back counters (subtrahends), 9.66
back issues, 1.84
back margin, p. 975
back matter, 1.59–68
acknowledgments, 1.42
added later in production process, 1.9
afterwords, 1.4, 1.26, 1.54, 14.110
appendixes, 1.59
bibliography or reference list, 1.63
biographical notes, 1.66
chronologies, 1.60, fig. 1.9
colophons (logos), 1.67
editor’s notes, 1.45
in electronic publications, 1.122, 1.125
endnotes, 1.4, 1.61, 1.62
glossaries, 1.61
illustration credits, 1.4, 3.30
indexable material in, 16.109
indexes, 1.65
in journals, 1.88, 1.90, 2.134
list of abbreviations, 1.44, fig. 1.8
list of contributors, 1.50, 1.64, 2.41, 14.55, fig. 1.10
overview, 1.3
pagination of, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9
in production checklist, 2.77
recto vs. verso for elements, 1.4, 1.53, 1.65
running heads for, 1.14, 1.15
submission of, 2.3
in table of contents, 1.38, fig. 1.5
See also many of the above elements under their own headings
backslashes, 6.105, 6.112
backup copies
of citation data, 14.5
electronic files, 2.4, 2.40, 2.78, 2.80, 14.5
paper-only manuscripts, 2.6, 2.71, 2.90
See also archival practices
bar charts, 3.43, fig. 3.8
bar codes, 1.69, 1.74, 1.75, 1.84
bare (flat) adverbs, 5.160, 5.250
barely, 5.90, 5.230
baseline, p. 975
battles, campaigns, wars, and such, 8.113–14
BC, AD, and such, 9.34, 9.64, 10.38
because, 5.201, 5.250, 6.24
before, 5.202
Berne Convention, 4.2, 4.30, 4.39
besides, 6.57
beta (Greek character), 11.45
beta testing, 2.138, p. 975
between . . . and, 6.78, 9.60
be-verbs (be, is, are, was, etc.)
in cleft sentences, 5.246
contractions with, 5.105
forms and tenses of, 5.100, 5.154, 5.155
it as subject of, 5.47, 5.240
as linking verbs, 5.45, 5.101
with not, 5.231
noun or pronoun following, 5.18
in passive voice, 5.118, 5.154
with present participles, 5.118
in progressive tenses, 5.135
bi, as prefix, 5.250, 7.89 (sec. 4)
bias-free language, 5.251–60
alternatives for, 5.255
avoiding biases other than gender, 5.253, 5.260
avoiding gender bias, 5.47–48, 5.250, 5.252, 5.255–59
editor’s attention to, 2.51, 5.254
and gender-specific suffixes, 5.257
necessary gender-specific language, 5.258
noun forms in, 5.11
purposes of, 5.251
sex-specific labels, 5.259
Bible
abbreviations, 10.44–48; of Bible and biblical, 10.42; books of Bible, 10.44–47; chapter and verse, 14.239; resources on, 10.44, 14.238; versions and sections of Bible, 10.48, 14.240
books of, 8.105, 10.44–47
capitalization of, 8.103, 8.104
in Hebrew language, 11.97
named parts of (e.g., Sermon on the Mount), 8.107
resources on, 10.44, 14.238
sections of, 8.106, 10.48, 14.240
versions of, 8.104, 10.48
See also biblical citations
biblical citations
abbreviations in, 10.44–48
chapter and verse, 14.239
punctuation of, 6.62, 9.26
resources on, 14.238
versions of Bible in, 10.48, 14.240
See also Bible
bibliographic essays, 14.64, fig. 14.11
bibliographies, 14.61–71
abbreviations in, 10.3, 10.27
alphabetizing: authors with different coauthors, 14.66; authors with multiple works, 14.68–69, 14.71; example, fig. 14.8; letter-by-letter vs. word-by-word, 14.65; multiple authors, 14.66, 15.16, 15.18, 15.20; readability of, 14.62
authors’ names in (see authors’ names in source citations)
chronological order for, 2.63, 14.71
for each chapter in multiauthor volumes, 1.63, 14.62
editing and checking, 2.32, 2.56, 2.63, 2.64, 2.80
format: basic structure, 14.21, 14.62; examples, 14.23, figs. 14.8–11; hanging (flush-and-hang) indentation, 1.63, 2.11, 2.24, fig. 14.8; headnotes, 14.63, 14.64, fig. 14.9; manuscript preparation guidelines, 2.24, 14.67, 15.17; sections in, 14.63, 14.263, fig. 14.9; 3-em dashes, 1.124, 2.14, 6.94, 14.65, 14.67–71, 14.79; type size, 1.63
format of term, 8.179
as guide to further reading, 14.63
and indexing, 16.109
notes in relation to, 14.61
omission of, 14.31
placement in book, 1.4, 1.63, 14.62
vs. reference lists, 14.71, 15.3
special types: annotated, 14.64, fig. 14.10; bibliographic essays, 14.64, fig. 14.11; discographies, 1.63, 14.262, 14.263, 15.57, fig. 14.12; selected, 14.64, fig. 14.9; single-author, 14.64, 14.71
subheads in, 14.63, 14.263
submission of, 2.3
symbols in, 10.43
titles of works in (see titles of works in source citations)
as work made for hire, 4.10
works appropriate for inclusion, 2.63
See also notes and bibliography system; reference lists; source citations; and specific types of sources
billion, 5.250
bills, legislative, 14.283. See also legislation
binary operations and relations, 12.15, 12.16, 12.20, 12.23
binary systems, 9.11
binding
defined, p. 975
types: adhesive, p. 975; burst, p. 976; case or hardcover, pp. 976–77; limp (flexi-), p. 980; notch, p. 983; perfect, p. 984; saddle stitched, p. 987; sewn, pp. 987, 988
bio, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 4)
biographical notes
components of, 1.18, 1.66
on covers or jackets, 1.66, 1.70, 1.71
editing of, 2.57
of editors, compilers, and such, 1.66
in journals, 1.100, 14.55
as metadata, 1.75, 1.100
in multiauthor volumes, 1.50, 1.64, 2.41, 14.55, fig. 1.10
placement in book, 1.4
proofreading of, 2.108
in unnumbered notes, 1.50, 14.55
biographies, indexing of, 16.70
BISAC, 1.75
bitmapped images, 2.137, p. 976
blackboard (double-struck) symbols, 12.14, 12.66
blanket, p. 976
blank lines, 1.58, 2.8, 2.98
bleed, p. 976
blind (unexpressed) folios, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.39, 1.46, 1.49, 3.6, p. 980
blind stamping, p. 988
block quotations
beginning in text, 13.23
capitalization in, 13.20
converting to run-in, 13.31
defined, 13.9, p. 976
generic markup of, 2.74, 2.80, 2.81
indentation in, 2.11, 2.19
manuscript preparation guidelines for, 2.11, 2.19, 2.20, 13.9
from non-English materials, 11.11
note references or notes within, 13.7
paragraphs within, 2.19, 13.22, 13.32–33, 13.35, 13.56
permissions for, 4.95, 13.3
of poetry (see poetry: quotations from)
proofreading of, 2.113
punctuation in: colons, 6.63, 6.65; editing of, 2.61; ellipses, 13.56; periods, 13.17; quotation marks, 13.31
quotation beginning in text, 13.23
vs. run-in, 13.9–10
text citations for, 13.70–72, 15.26
text following, 2.12, 2.21, 13.24
within notes, 14.38
See also quotations; source citations; text citations
blogs and blog posts
defined, 14.205
source citations for, 14.205–6, 14.208, 15.51
treatment in text, 8.192
See also online publications; social media content; URLs; websites and web pages
Bluebook, The (Harvard Law Review Association), 14.269. See also legal-style citations
bluelines, p. 976
blurb, author’s. See biographical notes
boards, p. 976
boats. See vehicles and vessels
body text, p. 976
boldface
defined, p. 976
in manuscript, 2.15
marking manuscript for, 2.97
marking proofs for, 2.131
proofreading of, 2.113
and punctuation, 6.3
uses: computer terminology, 7.79; dynamics in music writing, 7.75; emphasis, 7.51; highlighting key terms, 7.56; indexes, 16.116, 16.140, 16.141, 16.143; mathematical expressions, 12.52, 12.56; notes, 14.53, fig. 14.6
See also typographic considerations
book, compound terms with, 7.89 (sec. 3)
book-club rights, 4.64
book design, 1.30, 2.73
Book Industry Study Group, 1.75
book notes section, 1.94, 1.98. See also reviews
book reviews, 1.87, 1.94, 1.98, 4.10, 14.153, 14.202
books
abstracts for, 1.76, 2.25
divisions of: for letters and diaries, 1.52; outline of, 1.4; overview, 1.3; pagination of, 1.7, 1.8; for poetry, 1.51; running heads in, 1.12; in table of contents, 1.38, fig. 1.5 (see also parts of below)
electronic supplementary data, 1.59, 14.112
errata, 1.68
interactive, 14.268 (see also multimedia content)
ISBN (see ISBN)
metadata for, 1.75, 1.76, 2.25
multiple formats, 1.2, 1.26, 14.159
pages, definitions, 1.5
pagination in, 1.6–9, 1.46, 1.49, 1.51
parts of, 1.4; back matter (see back matter); chapter display, 1.8, 1.12, 1.16, 1.46, 1.49–50, 2.32, 13.37; chapters, 1.49; conclusion, 1.53; divisions into, 1.48; epilogue, 1.4, 1.54; front matter (see front matter); galleries, 1.6; generic terms for, 3.5, 8.179, 14.110; illustrations and tables, 1.8, 1.39; introductions, 1.43, 1.47; markup of, 2.73; running heads, 1.10–16; second half title, 1.4, 1.8, 1.46; subheads, 1.55–57; text breaks, 1.58, 2.8 (see also divisions of above, and many of the above elements under their own headings)
publication process and schedule, 2.2, fig. 2.1
reviews of, 1.87, 1.94, 1.98, 4.10, 14.153, 14.202
signatures in, 1.41, 3.6, 14.154, p. 988
simultaneous print/electronic publishing model, 1.2, 14.159
source citations for, author-date reference system, 15.9, 15.40–45
source citations for, notes and bibliography system, 14.100–163; author’s names, generally, 14.19, 14.23, 14.73, 14.101 (see also authors’ names in source citations: notes and bibliography system); basic format, 14.19; book-length work within, 14.109; on CD-ROMs and fixed media, 14.163; chapters, 14.23, 14.54, 14.106–8, 14.120, 14.161, 14.181, 15.9; consulted online, 14.161–62; e-books, 14.137, 14.159–60; editions (see editions: source citations for); editor, translator, and such, 14.103–5; electronic supplementary data, 14.112; elements to include, 14.100; examples and variations, 14.23; ghostwritten books, 14.105; introductions, prefaces, etc., 14.110; letters in published collections, 14.111; locators, 14.53, 14.106, 14.153–58, fig. 14.5 (see also page numbers in source citations); multivolume works, 14.116–22, 14.124–25, 14.144; non-English bibliographic terms and abbreviations, 14.102; publication details (see publication details); self-published materials, 14.132, 14.137; series, 14.123–26; titles (see titles of works in source citations: notes and bibliography system)
See also authors’ names; covers of journals and paperback books; e-books; electronic publications; hardcover books; multiple formats, publications in; online publications; source citations; titles of works
Books, in publishers’ names, 14.134
borne, compound terms with, 5.250, 7.89 (sec. 3)
Bosnian language, 11.70
botanical terminology, 8.119–30
illustrations, figs. 3.3–4, fig. 3.6
resources on, 8.119, 8.128
scientific names: authors’ names in, 8.124; divisions higher than genus, 8.126; English derivatives from taxonomic system, 8.127; genus, species, and subspecies, 8.2, 8.119, 8.120–25, 8.127, 8.158–59, 8.173; hybrids, 8.125; resources on, 8.119
vernacular names, 8.128–30
See also scientific and technical terminology
both . . . and, 5.199, 5.244, 5.250
braces in mathematical expressions, 6.104, 12.26, 12.28, 12.35. See also delimiters
brackets, 6.99–104
angle brackets: for callouts, 2.30; in generic markup, 2.16, 2.30, 2.81, 6.104; for less than and more than, 3.83, 12.15; in mathematical expressions, 6.104, 12.26, 12.31, 12.55, 12.59; in XML, 6.104
Dirac bracket notation, 12.55
font for, 6.5
other punctuation with: commas, 6.18; ellipses, 11.32, 11.49, 11.65, 13.53, 13.58, 14.97; exclamation points, 6.73, 6.74; generally, 6.103; parentheses, 6.97, 6.101, 14.38, 15.28, 15.40; periods, 6.13; question marks, 6.70; quotation marks, 13.63
in quotations (see under quotations)
in source citations: annotated bibliographies, 14.64; for author’s name, 14.74, 14.79, 15.34; for counted page numbers, 14.155; for editor’s or translator’s notes, 14.51; with ellipses in very long titles, 14.97; legal-style citations, 14.294, 14.298; for non-English titles, 14.99; within parentheses, 14.38, 15.28, 15.40; for pseudonyms, 14.80–81, 14.208, 15.35; for publication details, surmised, 14.132, 14.145, 15.34, 15.44
uses, other: editorial interpolations and clarifications, 6.99; mathematical expressions, 12.50 (see also delimiters); music dynamics, 7.75; phonetics, 6.102; with sic, 13.61; transcriptions of discussions or interviews, 13.48; translated text, 6.96, 6.100, 11.15; URLs, 6.8, 14.17
See also parentheses; punctuation
Braille, 4.64
brand names, 7.80, 8.69, 8.146, 8.153–54. See also trademarks
breathing marks, 2.80, 11.110, 11.112
British Library, 1.34
British style
acronyms, 10.6
contractions, 10.4
dashes, 6.83, 6.85
dates, 6.38
double consonants in past indicative, 5.130
millions, billions, and trillions, 5.250, 9.8
parentheses within parentheses, 6.97
past tense and past participle, 5.100
period as full stop, 6.12
plural-form proper names, 5.15
pronounced h, 7.32
quotation marks, 6.9, 13.30
shan’t in, 5.231
singular they, 5.48n5
spelling, 7.3, 16.29
than with I, 5.183
titles of nobility, 8.32
which and that, 5.250, 6.27
See also European style; United Kingdom
broadcast networks, channels, and such, 8.189, 10.25
broadside layout
defined, p. 976
for tables, 2.115, 3.51, 3.86, 3.87, fig. 3.16, fig. 3.25
brochures. See pamphlets, brochures, and reports
buildings
names of, 8.57, 8.68, 8.172, 11.26, 11.61
numbers of, 9.52
religious, 8.101, 9.48
bulk, p. 976
bullets, 2.21, 6.130, 6.131
Burmese names, 16.76
burst binding, p. 976
business and commerce
abbreviations used in, 10.23–25, 10.69, 14.133, 14.134, 14.136
generic terms vs. proper names, 7.80
in source citations: corporate features omitted from names in, 14.134, 14.136; imprints, parent companies, and such, 14.138–41; news services, 14.200; private documents, 14.219; reports, brochures, and such, 14.220
titles and offices in, 8.27
See also company names; governmental entities; institutions; organization names
but
for negation, 5.237
punctuation with, 6.22, 6.23, 6.46
sentences beginning with, 5.203, 5.250
but if, 6.26
by, in long passive, 5.192
bylaws, 9.28. See also legal and public documents