Style Guides for Science Writing : Books, Web Resources, RefWorks, and EndNote
Online Guides and Lists for Scientific Writing
Chicago Manual of Style |
The web version (limited to U of Chicago users) of the venerable comprehensive handbook of style, this provides general guidance, as well as specific examples of correct style and citation |
| Science Writing
Aids |
Science Writing Aids -- includes links to sites for software and other tools, nomenclature guides and science writing manuals and style guides |
| Indiana University list of style manuals and guides in science | Extensive list of printed (and some web-based) style manuals and guides in all areas of science. University of Chicago users may request to borrow any that we do not own by using Interlibrary Loan services. |
| Citation Styles/Online! | Includes a "chapter" on citing online resources. |
| APA Style for Electronic Resources | Annotated list of examples of how to cite in APA style for electronic resources (provided by Trinity University Library) |
| Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students | Created by contributors from Virginia Tech, University of Texas, University of Illinois and Georgia Tech. Includes exercises and examples, as well as links to other science writing guides and sites. |
| Guidelines for NASA Technical Reports preparation | This guide is intended specifically for technical reports submitted to NASA's publishing program. |
| Duke University Guide to Library Research | Guide to correct citing of sources |
| APA Manual Crib Sheet | A summary of rules for American Psychological Association style. Consult the full manual for more detail. |
| Cyberbee | Web page with a collection of online tools to create formatted citations. Most tools are forms based -- users enter the parts of the reference, select a style and click a button. |
| Promoting Integrity in Science Journals Publications | Council of Science Editors' white paper on the roles and responsibilities of editors, authors, peer reviewers, and the publishers in science journal publication. |
| Individual journal requirements | For specific guidelines for journal articles, consult the journal's guidelines for authors (also called submission guidelines or instructions to authors). Many journal home pages in this list have this information available even to non-subscribers. University of Chicago users will be able to access the real-life examples of scientific writing style applied -- the articles themselves |
Books in the University of Chicago Libraries
This is a selected list of style guides, handbooks on technical writing, and related topics.
| Call number | Title / Author | Imprint | University of Chicago Location |
| PE1475.S290 1985 | The chemist's English / Schoenfeld, Robert. |
Weinheim, Federal VCH Verlagsgesellschaft ; c1985. | Crerar Library |
| Q180.55.M4 B66 2003 |
The craft of research / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams. 2nd edition. (Series: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing) | Chicago : University of Chicago press, 2003. | D'Angelo Law Library, Crerar Library, Regenstein Library |
| Q180.58.K360 1985 | Writing the laboratory notebook / Kanare, Howard M., 1953- |
Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society, 1985. | Crerar Library |
| Q223.B66 | Communicating in science : writing and speaking / Booth, Vernon. |
London ; New York Cambridge University Press, 1985,c1984 | Crerar Library |
| Q223.H345 1998 | Handbook of science communication / compiled by Anthony Wilson [et al.] | Bristol; Philadelphia: Institute of Physics Pub., c1998 | Crerar Library |
| Q223.P33 1997 | The MIT guide to science and engineering communication / James G. Paradis and Muriel L. Zimmerman | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1997 | Crerar Library |
| Q225.5.L630 1992 | Science as writing / David Locke | New Haven : Yale University Press, c1992 | Crerar Library |
| QA76.165.W450 1985 | How to write a usable user manual / Weiss, Edmond H. |
Philadelphia : ISI Press, c1985. | Regenstein Library Reference |
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QD8.5.A250 1986 QD8.5.A250 1997 |
The ACS style guide : a manual for authors and editors / |
Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, 1986, 1997, 2006 | Crerar Library Reference |
| QD9.15.E23 2004 | The art of scientific writing : from student reports to professional /
Ebel, Hans Friedrich. (2nd edition) |
Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2004. | Crerar Library |
| R119.K550 | Why not say it clearly : a guide to scientific writing / King, Lester S. (Lester Snow), 1908- |
Boston : Little, Brown, 1978. | Crerar Library Reference |
| T10.5 .M65 2003 | The Chicago guide to communicating science / Scott L. Montgomery. | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003. | Crerar Library |
| T11. S528 1999 | How to write & present technical information / Charles H. Sides (3rd edition) | Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999 | Crerar Library |
| T11.A37 1996 | The craft of scientific writing / Alley, Michael. (3rd edition) |
Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, 1996 | Crerar Library |
| T11.A380 | The elements of technical writing / Alvarez, Joseph A. |
New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1980. | Crerar Library |
| T11.B370 | Scientists must write : a guide to better writing for scientists / Barrass, Robert | London : New York Chapman and Hall ; Wiley, 1978. | Crerar Library |
| T11 .B396 2005 | A guide to writing as an engineer / David Beer, David McMurrey. (2nd edition) | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2005. | Crerar Library |
| T11.B770 | The technician as writer : preparing technical reports / Brunner, Ingrid. |
Indianapolis : Bobbs Merrill Educational c1980. | Crerar Library |
| T11 .D417 2004 | Developing quality technical information : a handbook for writers and editors / Gretchen Hargis ... [et al.]. (2nd edition) | Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall PTR, c2004. | Crerar Library |
| T11.D324 2005 | Scientific papers and presentations / Martha Davis (revised edition) | Burlington, Mass.: Academic Press, 2005 | Crerar Library |
| T11.D33 1998 | How to write and publish a scientific paper / Day, Robert A. (5th edition) |
Philadelphia : ISI Press, c1998 | Crerar Library Reference |
| T11.F52 1997 | A field guide for science writers : the official guide of the National Association of Science Writers / edited by Deborah Blum and Mary Knudson | New York : Oxford University Press, 1997 | Crerar Library |
| T11 .G86 2003 | How to write & illustrate a scientific paper / Björn Gustavii. | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. | Crerar Library Reference |
| T11 .H255 2003 |
Ideas into words : mastering the craft of science writing / Elise Hancock ; foreword by Robert Kanigel. | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. | Crerar Library |
| T11.K340 1985 | Elements of the scientific paper / Katz, Michael J. |
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1985. | Harper Library |
| T11 .M485 2004 | The Chicago guide to writing about numbers / Jane E. Miller. | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004. | Crerar Library, Harper Library |
| T11 .P393 2004 |
Writing in the sciences : exploring conventions of scientific discourse / Ann M. Penrose, Steven B. Katz. (2nd edition) | New York : Longman, c2004. | Crerar Library |
| T11.O940 1991 | The Oxford dictionary for scientific writers and editors | Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991 | Crerar Library Reference |
| T11 .R663 2005 |
Spring into technical writing : for engineers and scientists / Barry J. Rosenberg. | Upper Saddle River, NJ : Addison-Wesley, c2005. | Crerar Library |
| T11.S390 1986 | Scientific writing for graduate students : a manual on the teaching Woodford, F. Peter, 1930- |
Bethesda, Md. : Council of Biology Editors, c1986. | Crerar Library |
| T11 .W75 2003 |
Writing and speaking in the technology professions : a practical guide / edited by David F. Beer. (2nd edition) | New York : IEEE Press, c2003. | Crerar Library |
| T11 .Y69 2005 | Technical writing A-Z : a commonsense guide to engineering reports and theses / Trevor M. Young. | New York, NY : ASME Press, c2005. | Crerar Library |