| Standards for Editing and Publication |
| Standards of the International
Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) can be
purchased from American National Standards Institute,
11 West 2nd Street, New York NY 10036-8002,
USA (telephone 212 642-4900). They can also
be purchased online at the ISO
website.
British standards can be purchased from the
British Standards Institution, Linford Wood,
Milton Keynes MK14 6LE, England, UK (telephone
44-(0)908-220-022); in the United States, they
can be purchased from the American National
Standards Institute. They can also be purchased
online from British
Standards Online.
In the United States, standards issued by the
National Information Standards Organisation
(NISO) can be purchased from NISO Press Fulfilment,
PO Box 338, Oxon Hill MD 20750-0338, USA (telephone
800-282-6476, 301-567-9522; fax 301-567-9523).
A NISO-developed and approved standard becomes
an American National Standard after the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) verifies
that the process for approval has met the ANSI
criteria. American National Standards may be
purchased online the ANSI
website.
In Canada, the standards issued by the Canadian
Standards Association and by ANSI, ISO, and
other standards organisations can be purchased
from the Standards Council of Canada, 45 O'Connor
Street, Ottawa ON K1P 6N7, Canada (telephone
613-238-3222). Canadian Standards can also be
purchased from the Canadian
Standards Association online store. |
| Citing and referencing
published material: BS 5605:1990. Linford Wood,
Milton Keynes, UK: British Standards Institute;
1990. |
| Copy preparation and proof
correction: recommendations for preparation
of typescript copy for printing: BS 5261: Part
1: 1975. Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, UK: British
Standards Institute; 1975. |
| Copy preparation and proof
correction: specification of typographic requirements,
marks for copy preparation and proof correction,
proofing procedure: BS 5261: Part 2: 1976. Linford
Wood, Milton Keynes, UK: British Standards Institute;
1976. |
| Copy preparation and proof
correction: specification for marks mathematical
copy preparation and mathematical proof correction
and their uses: BS 5261: Part 3: 1989. Linford
Wood, Milton Keynes, UK: British Standards Institute;
1989. |
| Documentation and Information:
ISO Standards Handbook 1, 1988. 3rd
ed. Geneva: International Organisation for Standardisation;
1988.
Standards for vocabulary, terminology, character
sets, transliteration, library procedure, and
documentation. Some are relevant to scientific
style and format. |
| Electronic Manuscript Preparation
and Markup: ANSI/NISO Z39.59-1988. New Brunswick
(NJ): Transaction Publishers; 1991. |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 0: general principles: ISO 31-0: 1992(E).
Geneva: International Organisation for Standardisation;
1992 |
| Quantities and Units - Part
1: space and time: ISO 31-1: 1992(E). Geneva:
International Organisation for Standardisation;
1992 |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 2: periodic and relation phenomena: ISO
31-2: 1992(E). Geneva: International Organisation
for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units - Part
3: mechanics: ISO 31-3: 1992(E). Geneva: International
Organisation for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 4: heat: ISO 31-4: 1992(E). Geneva: International
Organisation for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units - Part
5: electricity and magnetism: ISO 31-5: 1992(E).
Geneva: International Organisation for Standardisation;
1992 |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 6: light and related electromagnetic radiations:
ISO 31-6: 1992(E). Geneva: International Organisation
for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 7: acoustics: ISO 31-7: 1992(E). Geneva:
International Organisation for Standardisation;
1992 |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 8: physical chemistry and molecular physics:
ISO 31-8: 1992(E). Geneva: International Organisation
for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units - Part
9: atomic and nuclear physics: ISO 31-9: 1992(E).
Geneva: International Organisation for Standardisation;
1992 |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 10: nuclear reactions and ionizing radiation:
ISO 31-10: 1992(E). Geneva: International Organisation
for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units - Part
11: mathematical signs and symbols for use in
the physical sciences and technology: ISO 31-11:
1992(E). Geneva: International Organisation
for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units -
Part 12: characteristic numbers: ISO 31-12:
1992(E). Geneva: International Organisation
for Standardisation; 1992 |
| Quantities and Units - Part
13: solid state physics: ISO 31-13: 1992(E).
Geneva: International Organisation for Standardisation;
1992 |
| Recommendation for references
to published materials: BS 1629:1989. Linford
Wood, Milton Keynes, England (UK): British Standards
Institute; 1989 |
| SI units and recommendations
for the use of their multiples and of certain
other units: ISO 1000:1992(E). Geneva: International
Organisation for Standardisation; 1992. |
| Specification for abbreviation
of title words and titles of publications: BS
4148:1985. Linford Wood, Milton Keynes, England
(UK): British Standards Institute; 1985 |
| Technical manuals: specification
for presentation of essential information: BS
4884:Part 1:1992. Linford Wood, Milton Keynes,
England (UK): British Standards Institute; 1992
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