A QUICK GUIDE TO STYLE MANUALS - December 2017 - Reference list

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A curated reference list of major academic and editorial style manuals used for scholarly writing and publishing. Entries include AIP Style Manual, AMA Manual of Style, AP Stylebook and Libel Manual, Berkeley Editorial Style Guide, The Chicago Manual of Style, ACS Style Guide, MLA Handbook and MLA Style Manual, APA Publication Manual, CSE Scientific Style and Format, Turabian, U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, Columbia Guide to Online Style, Wired Style, and Words into Type, with publication details and relevant online resources. Includes UC Berkeley Graduate Writing Center contact information and December 2017 copyright notice.

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A QUICK GUIDE TO STYLE MANUALS GRADUATE WRITING CENTER • GRADUATE DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA • BERKELEY AIP Style Manual. 4th ed. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1990. American Medical Association Manual of Style. 10th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 2007. The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual. Edited by Norm Goldstein. Reading, Massachusetts: Perseus Books, 1998. Berkeley Editorial Style Guide. University Relations, University of California, Berkeley. May 2013. [http://identity.berkeley.edu/downloads/berkeley-editorial-style-13.pdf](http://identity.berkeley.edu/downloads/berkeley-editorial-style-13.pdf) The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers. 17th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017. [Also check The Chicago Manual of Style Online available at [http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html](http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html).] Coghill, Anne M., and Lorrin R. Garson, eds. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. [Available online at [http://pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841239999](http://pubs.acs.org/isbn/9780841239999).] MLA Handbook. 8th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2016. [Also check the MLA Style Center: Writing Resources from the Modern Language Association at [https://style.mla.org/](https://style.mla.org/) .] MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publication. 3rd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2008. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2009. [Also check the APA Style online at [http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx](http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx) .] Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 8th ed. Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014. Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. 8th ed. Revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press Staff. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. United States Government Printing Office Style Manual. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2011. Walker, Janice R. , and Todd Taylor. The Columbia Guide to Online Style. 2nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age. Revised edition. Edited by Constance Hale and Jessie Scanlon. New York: Broadway Books, 1999. Words into Type. Based on Studies by Marjorie E. Skillin, Robert M. Gay, and other authorities. 3rd ed., completely revised. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1974. For more information about style manuals, please contact Sabrina Soracco, Director, Graduate Writing Center, 307A Sproul Hall,(510) 643-9392, [gradwriting@berkeley.edu](gradwriting@berkeley.edu), [http://grad.berkeley.edu/professional-development/workshops/](http://grad.berkeley.edu/professional-development/workshops/). Copyright 2017 Regents ofthe University of California (December 2017)

FAQs

What kinds of style manuals are included in this guide?

It lists well-known manuals for scholarly writing and publishing, such as APA, MLA, Chicago, AMA, AP, and ACS, along with additional institutional and specialized guides.

Does the guide provide edition and publication details for each manual?

Yes. Each entry includes an edition number and bibliographic information, and several items reference corresponding online resources.

Who can be contacted for more information about style manuals?

The document provides contact details for Sabrina Soracco, Director of the Graduate Writing Center at UC Berkeley, including phone, email, and a workshop information link.

Oct 22, 2026

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