LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EBOOKS STYLE GUIDE - Guide for manuscript formatting

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Provides a comprehensive house style for Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum eBooks to expedite publication and ensure consistent formatting across the full manuscript. Covers required front-matter and back-matter structure, chapter layout, cover-page information fields, page size and margins, typography rules for body text and headings, and citation conventions. Specifies taxonomy and nomenclature compliance, rules for spelling numbers, metric/SI unit usage, figure and table preparation standards, and guidance for preparing literature cited, acknowledgements, and indexes where applicable.

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Pages17

Reading Time6 min

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Introduction

House style overview

LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EBOOKS STYLE GUIDE

Taxonomy and nomenclature

Numbers and units

Tables and figures

Referencing style

In-text citations

Literature cited

Appendix

Acknowledgements

How to cite this book

Index

LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Cover image BOOK TITLE Subtitle FIRST AUTHOR, CO-AUTHOR 1 & CO-AUTHOR 2 202X LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Subtitle FIRST AUTHOR, CO-AUTHOR 1 & CO-AUTHOR 2 202X BOOK TITLE Epigraph (if any) CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES V INTRODUCTION 1 LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EBOOKS STYLE GUIDE 2 Taxonomy and Nomenclature 2 Numbers and Units 2 TABLES AND FIGURES 3 REFERENCING STYLE 4 In-Text Citations 4 How to Cite References 4 LITERATURE CITED 5 APPENDIX X ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 HOW TO CITE THIS BOOK 8 INDEX 9 LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES INTRODUCTION To expedite publication, authors are advised to adhere to the preferred formatting style of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum EBooks described in the following sections. Please ensure that any adopted format is standardised in the entire manuscript. For the cover page and the front pages, fill in the information in the format shown. All books should begin with an Introduction, and end with Literature Cited, Acknowledgements, and How to Cite this Book. Index and appendices are optional, and should be at the end of the manuscript if applicable. Begin each chapter on a fresh page. For books that are a compilation of chapters of written works by various authors, follow the chapter title with the authors’ information in the format given below: First Author1, Co-Author 12 & Co-Author 23 1First Author’s contact details. E.g.: Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377, Republic of Singapore Email: xxx 2Co-Author 1’s contact details 3Co-Author 2’s contact details LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM EBOOKS STYLE GUIDE The general guidelines for the house style are as follows: The page size should be A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) in portrait orientation with margins of 20 mm on all four sides. Body text is in Cambria font, size 10 point, single-spaced throughout, and justified. Chapter titles are in Cambria font, size 12 point, capitalised. Paragraphs should not be indented, and should be separated by a single-line space. Contents of the book should be presented in sections (and subsections, if necessary) which will be listed in the contents section of the book in the format given above. When the book is long, divide the book into chapters and begin each chapter on a fresh page. British and not American spelling should be used. Subheadings, where applicable, should begin formatted as follows. TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE All scientific names must be used in accordance with the 4th Edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (1999) which came into effect on 1 January 2000 (for zoological names), and the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants (Shenzhen Code, 2018) (for names of algae, fungi, and plants). Although authorship is not part of the scientific names and is stated as optional by the Codes, it is recommended that the author(s) of each taxon are cited at its first mention. Care should be taken when citing other references together with an authorship citation. There should be a clear indication that the cited reference is not a taxonomic authority, either by modification of the citation, e.g., ‘the intraspecific variation of Lutra lutra (see Harris, 1968)’; or by rearrangement of the text ‘the intraspecific variation of Lutra lutra in Asia (Harris, 1968)’. Do not abbreviate scientific names in the whole article, that is, do not put N. rafflesiana, but use Nepenthes rafflesiana throughout. Common names of organisms should be written in lower case throughout, except for parts which are proper nouns or which originated from such, and should therefore be capitalised accordingly, e.g., ‘common acacia’, ‘ikan haruan’, ‘Asian koel’, ‘Raffles’ pitcher plant’. NUMBERS AND UNITS All numbers less than 10 should be spelt in full, unless in a measurement, a designator, or in a range (e.g., five species, 4 min, day 2, 2–3 days).

FAQs

What are the required opening and closing sections for Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum eBooks?

All books should include an Introduction at the start, and end with Literature Cited, Acknowledgements, and How to Cite this Book. Index and appendices are optional and should be placed at the end when used.

What formatting standards apply to page setup and text styling?

Use A4 size in portrait orientation with 20 mm margins on all sides. Body text should be Cambria 10 pt, single-spaced and justified; chapter titles use Cambria 12 pt and are capitalised, with paragraphs separated by a single-line space and no indentation.

How should scientific names, numbers, and units be handled?

Scientific names must follow the relevant International Code of Zoological Nomenclature or the ICN for algae, fungi, and plants, and taxon authorship should be cited at first mention. Numbers under 10 should be spelled out except in measurements/designators/ranges; use metric SI units throughout and follow the spacing and hyphen rules given for units.

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