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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.

saddle stitching (saddle wiring), p. 987
saddle wiring (saddle stitching), p. 987
Saint, St.
alphabetizing of, 16.74, 16.93
for names of saints, 8.93, 10.20, 16.42
personal names with, 16.74
place-names with, 10.30, 11.26, 16.90, 16.93
when to spell out, 10.20
See also saints
saints
as authors, 14.83
indexing names of, 16.42
non-English names of, 11.26
treatment in text, 8.93, 10.20
Sanskrit language, 11.74
sans serif, p. 987
scalars, 12.52
scale, p. 987
scaling, 3.19
scans and scanning
copyright issues, 4.17
defined, p. 987
for electronic versions of older works, 14.162
for illustrations, 2.27, 2.47, 3.15
OCR for, 2.43, p. 983
scarcely, 5.230
scare quotes, 7.57, 11.47, 14.94
schedules. See publishing schedule
schemas (document type definitions), p. 979
scholarly works, generally
abbreviations and symbols used in, 10.42–43
anonymity of research subjects in, 13.49
books and journals as core, 1.1–2
and citation management software, 14.5
conflicts of interest noted in, 1.95
editors’ notes in, 1.45
fair-use tradition in, 4.87
licensing revenue as supporting, 4.66
retaining original meaning of quotations, 13.51
role of quotations in, 13.2
role of source citations in, 14.1
scientific and technical terminology
abbreviations: astronomical and astrophysical, 9.10, 10.61–62; botanical and zoological, 8.121, 8.122, 8.123, 8.124; capitalization, 10.6, 10.49; chemical elements, 10.63; latitude and longitude, 10.36; list of, 10.49; periods omitted in, 10.4; resources on, 10.1; SI units, 10.49, 10.51–59; statistics, 10.50; units of measurement, 10.64–68
astronomical and astrophysical, 8.137–42, 9.10, 10.60–62
botanical and zoological (see botanical terminology; zoological terminology)
data as plural, 5.14, 5.250
genetic, 8.131–33
geological, 8.134–36, 10.42
hyphenation of, 7.89
medical, 8.143–46
physical and chemical, 7.89 (sec. 1, chemical terms), 8.147–52, 10.63
resources on, 8.119, 8.128–31, 8.134, 8.137, 8.143, 8.147
See also International System of Units; metric system; scientific and technical works; units of measurement
scientific and technical works
abstracts, 1.93, 1.95
abstracts for, 1.76
author’s warranties for, 4.73
continuous publishing model, 1.82, 1.113
errata, 1.68
hyperlinks for source citations in, 14.6
illustrations, 2.28, 3.11, 3.25, 3.27, figs. 3.6–9
indexes for, 1.110–11, 16.6, 16.7, 16.11, 16.26
letters to the editor, 1.101
numbers, generally, 9.1, 9.3, 9.54
open-access publishing models, 4.61
percent symbol in, 9.18
preprints, 1.113
publication history, 1.104
punctuation, 6.9
sections and subsections in, 1.57
source citations for: access dates, 14.12, 14.257; author-date reference system preferred, 14.3, 15.5; databases, 14.257; et al. in, 14.76; initials for authors’ given names, 15.12, 15.33; numbered reference system, 1.108, 14.28; titles of works, 8.168, 15.13, 15.38
subhead levels in, 1.56
tables in, 3.48
titles, 8.168, 15.13, 15.38, 15.46
twenty-four-hour system of time in, 9.39
units of measurement in, 9.16, 10.64–68
See also computer terminology; mathematical copy; mathematical expressions; scientific and technical terminology
scientific notation (powers of ten), 9.9, 9.11, 9.12
screen, p. 987
screen margins, 1.122
screen names, 14.208, 14.209, 15.52, 16.64
screen numbers, in e-books, 1.123
scriptures, 8.103, 8.104, 14.238–41. See also Bible; biblical citations; religious works
sculpture, 8.57, 8.198, 14.235
search engines
feature definition documents for, 2.139
vs. indexes, 1.110, 1.111, 16.2, 16.7
journal-specific, 1.86
and keywords, 1.76, 1.93, 1.111, 1.120, 2.25
and metadata, 1.75, 1.76, 1.92
and plurals, 7.5
searching
in electronic publications, 14.22, 16.2
in manuscript files, 2.36, 2.79, 2.80
in PDF files, 1.118, 2.111, 2.133, 16.102, 16.105
See also search engines
seasons, 1.80, 8.88, 14.171. See also dates
secondary sources, 14.260, 14.291, 15.56
section mark, 3.79, 10.43, 14.273
section numbers, as locators
double or multiple numeration, 1.57
in electronic publications, 1.123, 14.160
in indexes, 16.108
legal and public documents, 14.273, 14.283, 14.295
newspapers, 14.191
sections and subsections
abbreviations of section, 10.42, 14.150
in bibliographies, 14.63, 14.263, fig. 14.9
cross-references to, 2.35
in journals, 1.83, 1.87, 1.95
newspapers, 14.191
openings, decorative initials for, 13.37
in reference lists, 15.11
in scientific and technical works, 1.57
symbol for, 3.79, 10.43, 14.273
use of term, 1.48
See also section numbers, as locators; subheads
see, 14.42. See also cross-references, in indexes
seldom, 5.230
selected bibliographies, 14.64, fig. 14.9
self, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 3)
self, as suffix, 5.48, 5.51, 5.250
self-published materials
checking markup for, 2.73
copyright page, 1.20, 1.21
design templates for, 2.82
editing for, 2.48, 2.52
illustrations in, 3.15
ISBN and bar codes, 1.32
keywords for, 1.76
metadata for, 1.75, 1.76
PCN (Preassigned Control Number), 1.34
place of publication, 14.132, 14.137
proofreading for, 2.101, 2.137
reliability of materials, 14.14
retail platforms for, 1.75, 1.76, 2.73, 4.63, 14.132, 14.137
source citations for, 14.132, 14.137
title page, 1.19
semantic markup, 2.82n1, 7.49
semi, as prefix, 5.250, 7.89 (sec. 4)
semicolons, 6.56–60
marking proofs for, 2.132
other punctuation with: closing quotation marks, 6.10; ellipses, 13.54; parentheses, 6.98
in source citations: classical Greek and Latin works, 14.245; copublications, 14.140; more than one subtitle, 14.90; notes with multiple citations, 14.57; and or with double titles, 14.91; text citations, 15.7, 15.22, 15.24, 15.28, 15.30
uses: before conjunction, 6.59; before conjunctive adverbs, 6.57; before that is, namely, for example, and such, 6.51, 6.58; in complex series, 6.60; independent clauses, 6.56–59; indexes, 16.17, 16.20, 16.23, 16.25, 16.96; lists, 6.129, 6.131; in mathematical copy, 12.7, 12.18, 12.38, 12.54; in non-English languages, 11.7, 11.116; for series of elements in sentence, 6.60, 6.129; tables, 3.80; titles of works, 8.165, 8.167, 11.7, 14.90–91
See also colons; punctuation
sentence adverbs, 5.157
sentence fragments. See ellipses, grammatical
sentences
adverbs modifying, 5.157
beginnings of: conjunctions, 5.203, 5.204, 5.250; lowercased names, 8.4, 8.5; mathematical symbols, 12.7; numbers, 9.5; percentages, 9.18; years, 9.5, 9.29; yes or no, 6.34, 13.40
cleft, 5.246–48
deliberately incomplete, 13.55
ellipses after complete, 13.53
glossed American Sign Language, 11.133
and list format, 6.129, 6.130
and mathematical expressions, 12.7, 12.18
one-word, 5.97
parallel structure in, 5.242–45
in parentheses, 6.13, 6.98
parenthetical elements in, 6.48, 6.51, 6.85, 6.95
pauses or breaks, 6.16, 6.87 (see also interjections)
prepositions ending, 5.180
questions within, 6.42, 6.63, 6.65, 6.69–70
series of elements in (see series of elements in sentence)
series of related, 6.61, 6.63
subjects and predicates of, 5.18
traditional structures, 5.217–20
types of, 5.211–16; complex, 5.219, 5.225; compound, 5.218; compound-complex, 5.220; declarative (statements), 5.211, 5.246, 6.12, 6.68; elliptical (see ellipses, grammatical); exclamations, 5.216, 6.35; imperative (directives) (see imperative sentences); interrogative (see questions); simple, 5.217
URLs within, 6.8
See also clauses; syntax
sentence-style capitalization
titles of works: basic principles and examples, 8.158; classical Greek and Latin works, 11.54, 14.247; “down style,” 8.1; in journal reference lists, 8.158, 8.168, 15.13, 15.38; non-English, 11.6, 11.27, 14.98–99, 14.123, 14.194; translations, 14.99
uses, other: captions, 3.21; chart titles, 3.44; first lines of poems, 8.182; non-English words and phrases, 11.4; subheads, 1.56, 2.18, 2.59, 8.158; tables, 3.54, 3.55, 3.56, 3.59
See also headline-style capitalization
September 11, 2001, 9.35
sequels, numbers for, 8.189, 9.43
Serbian language, 11.70
serial (Oxford) commas, 6.19–21, 6.23, 8.165, 14.135. See also commas
serial publications, copyright registration forms for, 4.48. See also periodicals
serial rights, first or second, 4.64
series, 8.176
series of elements in sentence
and ampersands, 6.21
colons to introduce, 6.61, 6.67
commas within, 6.19–21, 6.23, 8.165, 14.135
and em dash, 6.86
semicolons within, 6.60, 6.129
series of lectures. See lectures and lecture series
series of works
ISBN and ISSN for, 1.32
source citations for, 14.86, 14.123–26, 14.218
titles of series: in book review and book notes sections, 1.98; capitalized but not italicized, 8.2, 8.176, 14.86, 14.123–24; on covers or jackets, 1.70; in front matter, 1.4, 1.18; proofreading of, 2.108
unfinished date ranges for, 6.79
working papers in, 14.218
See also multivolume works; volumes and volume numbers
serif, p. 987
sewing (signatures), 8.14, p. 987
sexual orientation, terms for, 8.41
SGML, p. 987
shading, 3.19, 3.43, 3.64
shall, 5.131, 5.231, 5.250
shan’t, 5.231
s/he, 5.250, 5.252, 5.256
she, her, hers, 5.49, 5.50
sheet-fed press, p. 987
ships and other craft, 8.2, 8.116–18
shortened citations, 14.29–36
vs. abbreviated titles, 14.59
anonymous works in text citations, 15.34
authors’ names, 14.30–32, 14.185
basic structure, 14.30
biblical citations, 14.239
and bibliography, 14.61, 14.64
blog posts and comments, 14.208
chapters, 14.108
classical Greek and Latin works, 14.244
criteria for, 14.29
cross-reference to full citation, 14.31
databases, 14.276
examples and variations, 14.23
vs. ibid., 1.124, 13.66, 14.34, 14.48
idem, op. cit., loc. cit., discouraged, 14.35–36
journal articles, 14.23, 14.33, 14.185
journal titles, 15.13, 15.46
in legal style, 14.275, 14.276, 14.279
letters in published collections, 14.111
manuscript collections, 14.229
multiauthor volumes, 14.32, 14.108
multivolume works, 14.118
newspapers, 14.196
in notes, 14.19, 14.48
poetry extracts, 13.72
quotations, 13.66–67, 13.70
same-author, same-year works in text citations, 15.29
secondary sources, 14.291
short forms for DOIs and URLs, 14.10
in table source notes, 3.77
titles as reference list entries, 15.39
very long titles, 14.97
should, 5.149, 5.150, 5.250
SI. See International System of Units; metric system
sic, 6.73, 7.55, 13.61
sideheads, pp. 987–88
side sewing, p. 988
signatures (book), 1.41, 3.6, 14.154, p. 988
signatures (name), 1.41, 10.11
signed languages, 11.125. See also American Sign Language
signs, quotation of, 7.61. See also symbols, general
signs and notices, 7.61
simple adverbs, 5.160
simple sentences, 5.217
simultaneous print/electronic publishing model
books, 1.2, 14.159
common use of, 1.2
and formal markup languages, 1.117
and formats, 1.77
and illustrations, 1.107, 3.10, 3.17, 3.26
and ISSNs, 1.79, 1.86
and letters to the editor, 1.101
noting differences, 1.78, 1.81, 1.87, 14.16
page ranges noted, 1.81
proofreading for, 2.140
source citation considerations, 14.16
and tables, 1.106
and version control, 1.112
See also multiple formats, publications in
since, 5.201, 5.202, 5.250
singular. See number, of nouns and pronouns
Sir, Dame, 8.32, 16.38
site license, 1.86
site map, 2.137
slang, 5.95, 7.57
slant. See slashes
slashes, 6.105–13
in abbreviations, 6.109, 10.4
alternative terms for, 6.105
vs. backslashes, 6.105, 6.112
in dates, 6.107, 6.108, 6.113
dividing poetry lines, 6.111, 6.113, 13.29, 13.34
double, dividing poetry stanzas, 13.34
double, in URLs, 14.18
in fractions, 6.110, 6.113, 12.45, 12.47
in generic markup, 2.81
and line breaks, 6.113
in mathematical expressions, 6.110, 12.15, 12.42, 12.45, 12.47
in publishers’ names, 14.138
resources on, 6.105
signifying alternatives, 6.106
in source citations for journal articles, 14.171
trailing, 14.17
in two-year spans, 6.107, 6.113
in URLs, DOIs, and such, 6.112, 14.17, 14.18
See also punctuation
small caps (capitals)
for acronyms and initialisms, 10.8
after ornamental text break, 1.58
a.m. and p.m., 9.37, 10.41
defined, p. 988
for emphasis, 7.52
for era abbreviations, 9.34
full-size capitals compared to, 7.52
full-size capitals preferred to, 9.34, 10.8, 10.38
glosses in ASL, 11.128–35
lowercase preferred to, 10.41
marking proofs for, 2.131
and permissible changes, 13.8
proofreading for, 2.113
See also capital letters
“smart” (directional) quotation marks and apostrophes, 2.85, 6.115, 13.7
Smyth sewing, p. 988
so, 5.88, 5.202–3, 6.22
so-called, 7.59
social media content
defined, 14.205
electronic mailing lists, 14.210
and personal communications, 14.205, 14.209, 14.214, 15.52
source citations for, generally, 14.209, 15.52
titles for, 8.191, 14.206
URLs for, 14.10, 14.209
See also blogs and blog posts
social titles, 10.16, 10.17
socioeconomic terminology. See groups of people
soft vs. hard hyphens, 2.96
software
conversion errors, 2.80, 2.113, 2.137
names of apps, 8.155
small caps in, 10.8
sorting functions, 14.65, 14.67, 15.17, 16.5, 16.57, 16.104, 16.123
and special characters, 2.16, 11.45, 11.72
specific types: artwork, 3.4, 3.15; citation management, 14.5, 14.12; document comparison, 2.86; indexing, 16.5, 16.57, 16.104, 16.117, 16.123; manuscript editing, 2.79, 2.80; manuscript preparation, 2.4, 2.7, 2.77; mathematical copy, 12.2, 12.2n1, 12.9, table 12.1; page layout, 6.121, 7.36; PDF proofreading tools, 2.133
See also computer terminology; databases; file formats and devices; tracking changes; Unicode standard; word-processing software
solid (closed) compounds, 7.82, 7.83, 7.88. See also compound terms
solidus. See slashes
some, 5.7
songs, 8.194. See also musical works
sort, sorts, 5.52
so that, 5.201
sound recordings
contributions to, as work made for hire, 4.10
discographies, 1.63, 14.262, 14.263, 15.57, fig. 14.12
source citations for, 14.263, 14.264, 15.57
titles of, 8.197
See also multimedia content
source citations, 14.1–5
author queries about, 2.62, 2.63, 2.64, 2.69
basic elements, 14.100
basic systems, 1.108, 13.64, 14.2–3
citation management software, 14.5, 14.12
editing of, 2.62–64
flexibility and consistency, 2.64, 14.4
house style for, 1.108–9, 2.64, 14.4
hyperlinks for (see hyperlinks for source citations)
pop-up boxes in, 15.17
purpose of, 14.1
remedies for excessive annotation: abbreviations, 14.59–60, fig. 14.7; avoiding overlong notes, 14.56; combining notes, 14.57; footnotes vs. endnotes, 14.45, 14.59; text citations, 14.34, 14.58
and secondary sources, 14.260, 15.56
shortened citations (see shortened citations)
style manuals for, 2.54, 14.3
See also author-date reference system; bibliographies; illustration credits and credit lines; notes; notes and bibliography system; reference lists; source notes; and specific types of sources (e.g., books) and specific elements (e.g., authors’ names)
source notes
previously published materials, 1.50, 2.46, 4.78, 14.54
tables, 2.31, 2.61, 3.76–77, 3.81
See also attribution; illustration credits and credit lines; source citations; text citations
South, southern, 8.46, 8.47
South Asian languages, 11.109, 16.79, table 11.2
sovereigns and other rulers
Arabic rulers of older times, 8.14
as authors, 14.83
indexing of, 16.37, 16.66, 16.98
and legal and public documents, 14.298, 14.302
numerals for, 9.41, 16.66
titles of, 8.23
See also nobility
Soviet Union, former, 10.31
sp., spp., 8.122, 8.123
Space bar, 2.12
spacecraft, 8.117, 9.44. See also vehicles and vessels
spaces and spacing, 6.119–21
and abbreviations, 9.16, 9.55–56, 10.5, 10.10, 10.12, 10.49, 10.58, 10.66
in biblical citations, 9.26
in captions, 3.23
characters in different fonts, 6.5
decimals, 9.55
and electronic file cleanup, 2.80
in electronic publications, 6.11, 6.120, 9.55, 9.56
em spaces, 2.126, 3.23, 3.54, 6.120
en spaces, 6.120, 13.29
with ff., 14.149
hair spaces, 6.5, 6.11, 6.120, p. 988
indexes, 16.28, 16.59, 16.111, 16.131
initials, 6.121, 7.66, 8.4, 10.12, 14.74, 15.33
and justification, 2.125, 6.120, 6.121
marking manuscript for, 2.98
marking proofs for, 2.125
in mathematical expressions, 12.16–17, 12.19, 12.21–22, 12.42
medium, 12.23
with multiplication sign, for plant hybrids, 8.125
names with particles, 8.5
nonbreaking (see nonbreaking spaces)
non-English materials and quotations: French, 11.28–29, 11.31–32; Italian, 11.47, 11.48; permissible changes, 11.7, 11.11, 11.19; Spanish, 11.63, 11.65
numbers, 6.62, 6.121, 9.55–58
with percent symbol, 9.18
with punctuation: ampersands, 10.10; colons, 2.9, 6.62, 14.89, 14.116, 14.151, 14.152, 14.177, 15.48; ellipses, 6.121, 11.49, 11.65, 13.50, 13.54, 13.55, 13.58; en dashes, 6.79, 14.144; generally, 2.9, 6.7, 6.12, 6.62, 14.116; parentheses, back to back, 6.98; slashes, 6.106, 6.111, 13.29, 13.34, 14.138; 2-em dashes, 6.93
between sentences, 2.9, 2.80
with suspended hyphens, 7.88, 7.89 (sec. 1)
in table titles, 3.54
thick, 12.23
thin: defined, p. 988; in French materials, 11.28–29, 11.31–32; in mathematical expressions, 12.17, 12.42; for overlapping characters, 6.5; in poetry quotations, 13.29; between single and double quotation marks, 6.11, 6.120
with units of measurement, 6.119, 6.121, 7.44, 9.16
vertical lists, 6.130
width of, 6.120
within paragraphs, 2.12
See also leading; lines (text); line spacing; margins
Spanish language, 11.60–69
abbreviation of Spanish, 10.42
capitalization, 8.11, 11.61
dialogue, 11.64
names, 8.11, 16.83, 16.84
punctuation: ellipses, 11.65; em dashes, 11.63, 11.64; guillemets and quotation marks, 11.63, 11.64; question marks and exclamation points, inverted, 11.19, 11.62
resources on, 11.60, 11.67
special characters, 11.69
word division, 11.66–68
spanner heads (decked heads), 3.53, 3.57, fig. 3.13, fig. 3.16
speakers’ names (dialogue and drama), 13.8, 13.39, 13.46, 13.48. See also dialogue; drama; lectures and lecture series; speech
spec (specification), p. 988
special characters
and alphabetizing, 16.67
in archaic fonts, 13.7
author’s list of, 2.3, 2.16, 11.21, 11.122, 12.13
bitmapped images for, 2.137
breathing marks, 2.80, 11.110, 11.112
conversion errors in, 2.80, 2.137
described in angle brackets, 2.16
eszett (ß) vs. Greek beta, 11.45
generic markup of, 2.81
in indexes, 16.29
listed, tables 11.1–5
manuscript preparation guidelines, 2.3, 2.16, 11.21, 11.122, 12.13
in mathematical expressions, 12.10, 12.12–13, 12.52, 12.68, tables 12.3–4
non-English languages: African languages, 11.24; Arabic, 11.76, 11.77, 11.81, 11.92, table 11.2; Azeri, 11.70; Czech, 11.70; Finnish, 11.70; French, 11.37; generally, 11.2, 11.21, 11.70, 11.72–73, table 11.1–5; German, 11.45; Greek, 11.110–15, 11.117, table 11.4; Hawaiian, 11.70, 11.70n1; Hebrew, 11.92, table 11.2; Hungarian, 11.70; Icelandic, 11.70; Italian, 11.53; Japanese, 11.87, table 11.2; Latin, 11.59; Moldavian, 11.70; Montenegrin, 11.70; Old and Middle English, 11.70, 11.122–24; Portuguese, 11.70; resources on, 11.45, 11.82, 16.67; Romanian, 11.70; Russian, 11.98, table 11.3; Serbian, 11.70; South Asian languages, 11.109, table 11.2; Spanish, 11.69; specialized fonts for, 11.21, 11.72, 11.90, 11.110; Turkish, 11.70; Unicode for, generally, 11.2; Uzbek, 11.70
proofreading, 2.132
resources on, 11.76, 16.67
style sheet for, 2.55
and transliteration, 2.80, 11.2, 11.72, 11.74, 11.90
See also diphthongs; ligatures; mathematical expressions; symbols, specific; Unicode standard
special issues, journal, 1.84, 1.87, 1.89, 1.102, 4.59, 14.178
species. See genus and species names
speech
colloquial (see colloquial speech)
direct discourse, 13.39, 13.44
discussions and interviews, 13.48
drama, 13.46–47
grammatical ellipses in, 5.229, 13.41
indirect discourse, 13.45
interjections in, 5.207
numerals in direct discourse, 13.44
paused, interrupted, or faltering, 6.87, 6.89, 13.41, 13.50, 13.58
punctuation: colons, 6.63, 6.65, 13.16; commas, 13.14; ellipses, 13.41; em dashes, 13.41; quotation marks, 13.32, 13.39–45
questions in, 5.213
single-word speech, 13.40
unspoken discourse, 13.43
See also dialogue; direct address; quotations
speeches
presidential, 8.76, 14.289
source citations for, 14.217, 14.267, 14.289, 15.57
treatment of names and titles, 8.70, 8.76, 8.188
See also lectures and lecture series
spelling
of alphabet letters, 7.68
author queries about, 2.69
British-style, 7.3, 16.29
checking, 2.89
common errors of, 2.111
consistency, 2.65, 2.89, 8.3
contractions, 7.30
discipline-specific, 7.2
editor’s note on, 1.45
in indexes, 16.29, 16.33, 16.71, 16.133
interjections, 7.31
with ligatures, 7.34, 7.35
metric units, 8.152
non-US, 7.3
orthographic reforms, 11.38, 11.43, 11.45, 11.67, 11.70
permissible changes to, 13.7
personal names, 6.106, 8.3, 11.78, 14.74, 16.33, 16.71
proofreading of, 2.111
resources on, 7.1
retaining original in quotations, 7.3
and sic, 13.61
of spelled-out abbreviations or numbers, 2.129
See also plurals; possessives; word division; and specific languages
spell-out mark, 2.129
spine and spine copy, 1.69, 1.70, 1.71, 1.84, 2.108, 2.109, p. 988
spiritual leaders. See clerical titles; religions and religious concerns
split infinitives, 5.108, 5.171. See also infinitives
sports, 8.68, 8.70, 8.78, 9.19
spread, p. 988
square brackets. See brackets
Sr. (“Senior”), 6.43, 7.42, 10.19, 16.41
stable URLs (permalinks), 14.9, 14.15
stacked style (indexes). See indexes: indented style
stage directions, 13.46
stage names, 16.34
stamping, p. 988
standard deviations, notation of, 10.50, 12.59, fig. 3.8, table 12.3
standards, source citations for, 14.259
statements (declarative sentences), 5.211, 5.246, 6.12, 6.68
states (US)
abbreviations and postal codes, 10.4, 10.8, 10.27, 14.130
in addresses, punctuation, 6.39, 10.27, 10.29
capitalization, 8.51
constitutions, 14.280
judicial bodies, 14.279
laws, 14.288
in newspaper titles, 14.193
in place of publication, 14.130
statistics
abbreviations in, 10.50, table 12.3
mathematical expressions of, 12.58–60, table 12.3
means and standard deviations, 10.50, 12.59, fig. 3.8, table 12.3
resources on, 12.57
See also mathematical copy; mathematical expressions
status. See honorifics; titles and offices of people
statutes. See legislation
step, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 3)
stereotypes. See bias-free language
stet, 2.130
sticky notes, 2.92
stochastic theory, 12.59
stock agencies, material from, 3.36, 4.99, 4.101
stratigraphy, 8.136. See also geological terminology
streaming formats, 4.64, 8.189, 14.263
stream of consciousness, 13.43
streets, avenues, and such, 8.56, 9.51, 10.33–34, 11.26, 11.61. See also addresses, mailing; roads and thoroughfares
strike-through, 2.84
strong (irregular) verbs, 5.100
stub column, 3.59–64
abbreviations in, 3.62
and alignment, 3.70
defined, 3.52, p. 988
heads for, 3.56, 3.59, fig. 3.15
leaders with, 3.64, fig. 3.16
for matrixes, 3.68, figs. 3.17–18
omission of, fig. 3.19
runover lines in, 3.61, fig. 3.12
subheads in, 3.60, fig. 3.13
See also tables
style
defined, 2.49
mechanical editing for, 1.116, 2.48, 2.49
style, compound terms with, 7.89 (sec. 3)
style manuals, 2.54, 5.250, 14.3
styles (word processing), 2.18, 2.21, 2.82, 2.83, 2.84, fig. 2.4
style sheets (editorial)
defined, p. 988
manuscript editing, 2.55, 2.83, 2.111, fig. 2.3
proofreader’s use of, 2.111, 2.112
style sheets (electronic), pp. 988, 990
sub, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 4)
subentries. See index entries: subentries
subheads, 1.55–57
as alternative to page numbers, 14.160, 14.174
capitalization, 1.56, 2.18, 2.59, 8.158
cross-checking of, 2.32, 2.59
defined, p. 988
editing of, 2.59
generic markup of, 2.59, 2.80, 2.81
levels, placement, and typographic style, 1.56, 2.59
manuscript preparation guidelines, 2.18
no punctuation following, 6.14
and note reference numbers, 14.27
numbers with or instead of, 1.57
period at end omitted, 2.18
proofreading of, 2.113, 2.134
run-in, 1.56, 2.18, 2.59, 6.14
sideheads, 1.56, p. 987
single, 1.56
specific uses: appendix, 1.59; bibliographies, 14.63, 14.263; endnotes, 1.62, 2.81, 14.46, fig. 14.2; journal articles, 1.97; list of illustrations, fig. 1.6; running heads, 1.12, 1.13; table of contents, 1.38, 1.87, 2.32, 2.57, 2.59; tables, 3.58, 3.60, 3.61, figs. 3.13–14
text following, 1.55, 2.59
See also sections and subsections
subject headings, 1.75, 1.92, 1.93. See also keywords
subjective case. See nominative (subjective) case
subjective complements, 5.101
subjects and disciplines, academic, 7.2, 8.30, 8.85, 8.86
subject-verb agreement, 5.138, 5.139, 5.141, 5.143, 5.205, 5.250
subject-verb-object (SVO) pattern, 5.221, 5.222
subjunctive mood, 5.123–27
subordinate clauses. See dependent (subordinate) clauses
subordinating conjunctions, 5.175, 5.200–201, 5.225, 6.24, 6.26
subordination, 5.225. See also dependent (subordinate) clauses
subscriptions to journals, 1.84, 1.86, 2.109, 2.134. See also access rights
subscripts
in chemical symbols, 8.149
defined, p. 988
in glossed American Sign Language, 11.134
marking manuscript for, 2.94
mathematical expressions, 12.36–38; alignment, 12.38, 12.67; complex, 12.37; and fractions, 12.47; italics for, 12.63; limits, 12.17; marking, 12.67; simple, 12.36; spacing, 12.16; uncertainties expressed as, 12.60; vector and tensor notation, 12.53, 12.54
musical octaves, 7.72
See also superscripts
subsidiary rights, 4.64–69
author’s electronic use of own works, 4.66
author’s retention of, 4.18
vs. basic rights, 4.17
categories of, 4.64
distribution outside the US, 4.34, 4.64, 4.76
economic considerations, 4.65, 4.66, 4.69
electronic rights, 4.63, 4.64, 4.65
granting permissions for, 4.70, 4.71
moral, 4.15
non-US publications, 4.29–30
and public-access policies, 4.68
translation, 4.34, 4.64
university licenses, 4.67
See also copyright; intellectual property rights; permissions
substantive editing, 2.48, 2.50, 2.51
substantive notes, 14.37–39, 14.49, 16.110
subtitles
capitalization, 8.158, 8.159, 8.161, 8.164, 14.87, 14.89, 14.90, 14.91
cross-checking of, 2.32, 2.58
editing of, 2.58
indexing principle on, 16.54
as metadata, 1.75
omission of, 8.168, 16.54
or connecting, 8.167, 14.91
permissible changes to, 8.165, 11.7
placement of, 1.17, 1.19, 1.49, 1.69, 1.70
punctuation: colons, 1.19, 8.164–65, 14.89–91, 14.96, 14.169; semicolons, 8.167, 14.90
in running heads, 1.12, 2.76
with sequel numbers, 9.43
source citations for, 14.87–91, 14.165
two or more, 8.167, 14.90
subtrahends (back counters), 9.66
sub verbo (s.v.), 1.123, 10.42, 14.232
sub voce (s.v.), 10.42
such as, 5.250, 6.50
such that, 5.201
suffixes
adjectives with: comparative forms, 5.85, 5.87–88; double comparative or superlative error, 5.87; overview, 5.68; phrasal, 7.85; superlative forms, 5.86
and adverbs, 5.158–59, 5.163–64
and bias-free language, 5.257
compound terms with, 7.89
division of words with, 7.40
and hyphenation, 7.81
negating, 5.230
pronouns: personal (-self), 5.48, 5.51, 5.250; relative (-ever), 5.65, 5.66
for words derived from proper names, 8.60
See also compound terms
summation sign, 12.39
sun, 8.141
super, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 4)
superlative adjectives, 5.86, 5.87, 7.89 (sec. 1)
superlative adverbs, 5.164, 7.89 (sec. 1)
superscripts
celestial coordinates, 10.61
classical Greek and Latin works, 14.248
defined, p. 988
marking manuscript for, 2.94
mass, in chemical terms, 8.150
mathematical expressions, 12.36–38; alignment, 12.38, 12.67; complex, 12.37; and fractions, 12.47, 12.49; italics for, 12.63; marking, 12.67; powers of ten, 9.9; simple, 12.36; spacing, 12.16; uncertainties expressed as, 12.60; vector and tensor multiplication, 12.53
musical octaves, 7.72
in non-English words and phrases, 11.27
note reference numbers, 14.19, 14.24
in notes to tables, 3.79, fig. 3.24
not used for ordinal numbers, 9.6
See also subscripts
supplementary data, electronic
books, 1.59, 14.112
hyperlinks to, 1.96
illustrations, 3.9, 3.26
journals, 1.78, 1.87, 1.96, 1.114, 14.187
noted in print version, 1.78
source citations for, 14.112, 14.187
in table of contents, 1.78, 1.87
supplements
journals, 14.179
newspapers, 14.197
supporting information. See supplementary data, electronic
supra, as prefix, 7.89 (sec. 4)
suspension points, 13.50. See also ellipses
s.v. (sub verbo, sub voce), 1.123, 10.42, 14.232
SVO (subject-verb-object) pattern, 5.221, 5.222
Swahili language, 11.23–24
Swedish language, 11.70
syllabary, 11.85
symbols, general
a or an with, 7.33
in illustrations or captions, 3.7, 3.25, 3.45, fig. 3.4, fig. 3.6, figs. 3.8–9
as labels, 3.7, 3.45
as note references, 3.79, 14.24, 14.25, 14.49, 14.51, 16.112, fig. 14.4
for page numbers to be supplied later, 2.35
SI abbreviations referred to as, 10.2
in tables, 3.62, 3.82–84, figs. 3.12–13, fig. 3.22
in vertical lists, 2.11
See also manuscript editing: paper-only; mathematical expressions; proofreader’s marks; special characters
symbols, specific
alignment, vertical and horizontal, 2.127
celestial coordinates, 10.61
chemical, 7.89 (sec. 1), 8.149, 10.63
copyediting (see manuscript editing: paper-only)
currency, 9.20–25
for large numbers, 9.10, 9.24
mathematical (see mathematical expressions: signs and symbols)
musical, 7.71–75
ornamental text breaks, 1.58
on proofs (see proofreader’s marks)
scholarly, 10.43
SI units, 10.52, 10.54–55, 10.56–58
technical, 10.49
units of measurement, 3.56, 9.16–17, 10.52, 10.54–58, fig. 3.12
symposia. See conferences; lectures and lecture series; proceedings of conferences and symposia; speeches; unpublished and informally published materials; working papers
syntax, 5.210–48
for avoiding gender bias, 5.255
captions, 3.21
clauses overview, 5.225–28
cleft sentences, 5.246–48
defined, 5.210
expletives, 5.239–41
in indexes, 16.10, 16.68, 16.129
negation, 5.230–38
parallel structure, 5.242–45
and quotations, 13.11, 13.18–20
sentence types, 5.211–16
in tables, 3.54, 3.59
table stub entries, 3.59
and text citations, 15.28
traditional sentence structures, 5.217–20
word order, 5.216, 5.221–24
See also ellipses, grammatical
synthetic comparatives, 5.85, 5.163
synthetic superlatives, 5.86, 5.164
synthetic vs. analytic languages, 5.221
Système international d’unités (SI). See International System of Units