List of style guide abbreviations

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This list of style guide abbreviations provides the meanings of the abbreviations that are commonly used as short ways to refer to major style guides. They are used especially by editors communicating with other editors in manuscript queries, proof queries, marginalia, emails, message boards, and so on.

Abbr. Style guide Author(s) or organization Field/subject Language(s) Website
ACSACS styleAmerican Chemical SocietyChemistryAmerican Englishpubs.acs.org
AMA[1]AMA Manual of StyleAmerican Medical AssociationMedicine, health careAmerican Englishamamanualofstyle.com
AP[1]AP StylebookAssociated PressJournalismAmerican Englishapstylebook.com
APA[2]APA styleAmerican Psychological AssociationPsychology, social sciencesAmerican Englishapastyle.apa.org
CBE[3]Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 6th edition[a]Council of Biology EditorsScience, especially life sciencesAmerican English
CGEL[4]Cambridge Grammar of the English LanguageCambridge University PressGrammar and usageBritish English
CGEU[5]Cambridge Guide to English UsageCambridge University PressGrammar and usageBritish English
Chicago[6] The Chicago Manual of Style University of Chicago Press General, publishing American English chicagomanualofstyle.org
CMOS[1]
CMS[7]
CSE[8]The CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and PublishersCouncil of Science EditorsScience, especially life sciencesAmerican English
GMAU[9]Garner's Modern American UsageOxford University PressGrammar and usageAmerican English
GPOU.S. Government Printing Office Style ManualUnited States Government Publishing OfficeGovernment publishingAmerican Englishgovinfo.gov
GRM[10]The Gregg Reference ManualMcGraw-Hill Higher EducationBusinessAmerican English, Canadian English
ISNAD The ISNAD Citation Style Sivas Cumhuriyet University - Abdullah Demir General, publishing Arabic, English, Persian, Turkish isnadsistemi.org
ISO 690ISO 690[b]International Organization for StandardizationGeneralAmerican EnglishISO 690:2021
IEEE[1]Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Style
(IEEE style)		 Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersElectrical engineering, electronics, computer engineeringAmerican English
MHRA[12]MHRA Style GuideModern Humanities Research AssociationHumanitiesBritish Englishmhra.org.uk
MLA[6]MLA Handbook
MLA Style Manual		 Modern Language AssociationHumanitiesAmerican English[c]style.mla.org
MSTP[14]Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical PublicationsMicrosoftTechnical writingAmerican English
MWDEU[15]Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English UsageMerriam-WebsterGrammar and usageAmerican English
NHRNew Hart’s RulesOxford University PressGeneral, publishingBritish English
NLMCiting Medicine[16]National Library of MedicineMedicine, health careAmerican Englishncbi.nlm.nih.gov
NOSMNew Oxford Style Manual[17]Oxford University PressGeneralBritish English
NYTNew York Times Manual of Style and UsageThe New York TimesJournalismAmerican English
ODSWEOxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and EditorsOxford University PressScience writing, technical writingBritish English
ODWE[18]Oxford Dictionary for Writers and EditorsOxford University PressGeneralBritish English
OED[19]Oxford English DictionaryOxford University PressGeneralBritish English
OGSOxford Guide to Style[20]Oxford University PressGeneralBritish English
OSCOLA[21] Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities Faculty of Law, University of Oxford Law British English law.ox.ac.uk
OSMOxford Style Manual[22]Oxford University PressGeneralBritish English
RILMThe RILM Manual of StyleRépertoire International de Littérature MusicaleWriting on musicAmerican English
S&WElements of Style (Strunk & White) William Strunk Jr. and E. B. WhiteGeneralAmerican English
Turabian[23]A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and DissertationsKate L. TurabianGeneral, especially academic papersAmerican English
URMs[24]Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals[d] International Committee of Medical Journal EditorsScientific journals, especially life sciences and medical journalsInternational English

Notes

  1. Now called The CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.
  2. Titled: Information and documentation — Guidelines for bibliographic references and citations to information resources[11]
  3. A Spanish translation of the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook is set to be released in Spring 2025.[13]
  4. Now called the ICMJE recommendations.

References

  1. "Style Guide Overview". Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  2. "APA Style Introduction". Purdue Online Writing Lab. Purdue University. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  3. "CSE / CBE Style". Leland Speed Library. Mississippi College. Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. Swan, Michael (January 2007). "Cambridge Grammar of English". ELT Journal. 61 (1): 75–78. doi:10.1093/elt/ccl048.
  5. Peters, Pam (2004). The Cambridge Guide To English Usage. Cambridge University Press. p. n1. ISBN 978-0-521-62181-6.
  6. "Why Are there Different Citation Styles?". Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. Yale University. Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  7. "Chicago Manual Style". University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  8. The CSE manual: scientific style and format for authors, editors, and publishers (9 ed.). Chicago: Published by the Council of Science Editors in cooperation with The University of Chicago Press. 2024. doi:10.7208/cse9. ISBN 978-0-226-68394-2.
  9. Garner, Bryan A. (2009). Garner's Modern American Usage (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. xi, 434. ISBN 978-0-19-538275-4.
  10. "The Gregg Reference Manual". McGraw Hill Higher Education. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  11. "ISO 690:2021". ISO. 2021. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  12. "MHRA Referencing Style Guide". University of Waikato Library Guides. Archived from the original on January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  13. "Manual MLA". MLA. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. Hawley, Todd (February 2005). "Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications". Technical Communication. 52 (1). Society for Technical Communication. Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025 – via Gale.
  15. R.L.G. (July 11, 2011). "Hippies at the National Security Agency". The Economist. Retrieved January 3, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. Patrias, Karen; Wendling, Dan (2007). Citing Medicine. National Library of Medicine.
  17. New Oxford style manual (3 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-876725-1. OCLC 948261001.
  18. Ritter, Robert, ed. (2002). The Oxford Guide to Style (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-19-869175-0.
  19. "Oxford English Dictionary". Rutgers University Libraries. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  20. Ritter, Robert M. (2002). The Oxford guide to style. Oxford: Oxford university press. ISBN 978-0-19-869175-4.
  21. Faculty of Law, University of Oxford (2012). OSCOLA (PDF) (4th ed.). Hart Publishing. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  22. Ritter, Robert M., ed. (2003). The Oxford style manual. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860564-5.
  23. "Turabian Home Page". The Chicago Manual of Style Online. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  24. "ICMJE Recommendations ("The Uniform Requirements")". International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.