Part I. General style -- Manuscript preparation -- General style -- Units of measurement -- Citation of references -- Presentation of data and figures -- Part II. References, citations and quotations -- Standards for clear and proper attribution -- Standard citation formats -- Text sources -- Audiovisual media -- Electronic sources -- Part III. Style issues for specific disciplines -- Mathematics -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Earth and environmental science -- Life science -- Medicine -- Civil, mechanical and electrical engineering -- Computer science and information science -- Appendices -- Scientific organizations and publications: standard abbreviations -- Classification schemes in science and technology -- Standard abbreviation dictionary -- Difficult and troublesome terms and words -- Comparative standards for shared terms and conventions -- Bibliography -- Index.