Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

Table of Contents: “…Writing for the behavioral and social sciences : Types of articles ; Ethical and legal standards in publishing ; Ensuring the accuracy of scientific knowledge ; Protecting the rights and welfare of research participants ; Protecting intellectual property rights -- Manuscript structure and content : Journal article reporting standards ; Manuscript elements ; Sample papers -- Writing clearly and concisely : Organization ; Writing style ; Reducing bias in language ; General guidelines for reducing bias ; Reducing bias by topic ; Grammar and usage -- The mechanics of style : Punctuation ; Spelling ; Capitalization ; Italics ; Abbreviations ; Numbers ; Metrication ; Statistical and mathematical copy ; Equations -- Displaying results : General guidance on table and figures ; Tables ; Figures ; Presenting electrophysiological, radiological, and other biological data -- Crediting sources : When to cite ; Quoting and paraphrasing ; Citing references in text ; Reference list ; Reference components -- Reference examples : Types and variations ; Examples by type ; Appendix 7-1: References to legal materials -- Publication process : Editorial process ; Author responsibilities -- Appendix: Journal article reporting standards (JARS), Meta-analysis reporting standards (MARS), and flow of participants through each stage of an experiment or quasi-experiment.…”

MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing / by Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Basics of scholarly writing -- Audience, genre, and the conventions of scholarship -- Language and style -- Spelling -- Punctuation -- Italics -- Names of persons -- Capitalization -- Titles of works in the manuscript -- Quotations -- Numbers -- Romanization -- Further guidance -- pt. 4. …”