style guide A style guide is a set of standards for the writing, formatting, and design of documents. A book-length style guide is often called a style manual or a manual of style. A short style guide, typically ranging from several to several dozen page ...

, or style manual, is a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization or field. The implementation of a style guide provides uniformity in style and formatting within a document and across multiple documents. A set of standards for a specific organization is often known as an "in-house style". Style guides are common for general and specialized use, for the general reading and writing audience, and for students and scholars of medicine, journalism, law, and various

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

disciplines.

International

Several basic style guides for technical and scientific communication have been defined by international

standards organization A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization (SDO), or standards setting organization (SSO) is an organization whose primary function is developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpr ...

s. These are often used as elements of and refined in more specialized style guides that are specific to a subject, region, or organization. Some examples are: * EN 15038, Annex DEuropean Standard for Translation Services (withdrawn) * ISO 8Presentation of

periodical Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...

s * ISO 18Contents lists of periodicals *

ISO 31 ISO 31 (Physical quantity, Quantities and Physical unit, units, International Organization for Standardization, 1992) is a superseded international standard concerning physical quantities, units of measurement, their interrelationships and their pr ...

Quantities Quantity or amount is a property that can exist as a multitude or magnitude, which illustrate discontinuity and continuity. Quantities can be compared in terms of "more", "less", or "equal", or by assigning a numerical value multiple of a u ...

and units * ISO 214Abstracts for publication and documentation * ISO 215Presentation of contributions to periodicals and other serials *

ISO 690 ISO 690 is an ISO standard governing bibliographic references in different kinds of documents, including electronic documents. This international standard specifies the bibliographic elements that need to be included in references to publishe ...

Bibliographic referencesContent, form & structure * ISO 832Bibliographic referencesAbbreviations of typical words *

ISO 999 ISO 999 (Information and documentation—Guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes) is an ISO standard which provides the information industry with guidelines for the content, organisation and presentation of indexes ...

Index of a publication * ISO 1086Title leaves of a book *

ISO 2145 International standard ISO 2145 defines a typographic convention for the "numbering of divisions and subdivisions in written documents". It applies to any kind of document, including manuscripts, books, journal articles, and standards. Description ...

Numbering of divisions and subdivisions in written documents * ISO 5966Presentation of scientific and

technical report A technical report (also scientific report) is a document that describes the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research or the state of a technical or scientific research problem. It might also include recommendations and ...

s (withdrawn) * ISO 6357 Spine titles on books and other publications *

ISO 7144 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ; ; ) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Me ...

Presentation of

theses A thesis (: theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144: D ...

and similar documents * ISO 9241

Ergonomics Ergonomics, also known as human factors or human factors engineering (HFE), is the application of Psychology, psychological and Physiology, physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems. Primary goa ...

of Human System Interaction * ISO 17100Translation Services-Requirements for Translation Services Other style guides that cover international usage: * '' The Cambridge Guide to English Usage'', by

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press was the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it was the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessme ...

* ''The Global English Style Guide'', by SAS Institute

Australia

General

''Australian Government Style Manual''
by Digital Transformation Agency. 7th ed. * ''Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers'' by Snooks & Co for the Department of Finance and Administration. 6th ed. . * ''The Australian Handbook for Writers and Editors'' by Margaret McKenzie. 4th ed. . * ''The Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage'' by Pam Peters of

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a Public university, public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area. ...

. 2nd ed. . * ''The Complete Guide to English Usage for Australian Students'' by Margaret Ramsay. 6th ed. .

Law

* Australian Guide to Legal Citation published by

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

Law School. 4th ed. .

Science

* ''Australian manual of scientific style (AMOSS)'' by Biotext; illustrated by Biotext. 1st ed.

Canada

* ** * * * * * * *'' Geoscience Reporting Guidelines''—for

geoscience Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...

reports in industry, academia and other disciplines.

European Union

* ''Council of Europe - English Style Guide'', by the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe ...

* ''English Style Guide'' ("A handbook for authors and translators in the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

" – executive branch of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

.) * ''Interinstitutional Style Guide''.

New Zealand

For general writing

''New Zealand Style Guide''
by ''Flickerwell''.

For electronic publishing

Content design guidance
by ''Digital.govt.nz''.

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, major publications, academic institutions and companies have their own style guides, otherwise they would normally rely on ''

New Hart's Rules ''Hart's Rules'' is the oldest continuously updated style guide in the English language, providing advice on topics such as punctuation, citation, and typography. Printer and biographer Horace Hart first issued the work in 1893 for the composi ...

'' available in the ''New Oxford Style Manual''.

For general writing

* '' The Complete Plain Words'', by Sir Ernest Gowers. * ''Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Authors and Publishers'' Judith Butcher. (2006 ed.) Cambridge:

* ''

Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage ''A Dictionary of Modern English Usage'' (1926), by H. W. Fowler (1858–1933), is a style guide to British English usage and writing. It covers a wide range of topics that relate to usage, including: plurals, nouns, verbs, punctuation, cases ...

'' (2015 ed.) Oxford:

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books ...

, (hardcover). Based on ''Modern English Usage'', by Henry Watson Fowler. * '' The King's English'', by Henry Watson Fowler and Francis George Fowler. * ''New Oxford Style Manual'' (2016 ed.) Oxford:

. It combines ''

'' and ''The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors'', it is an authoritative handbook on how to prepare copy. * ''Usage and Abusage'', by Eric Partridge.

For legal documents

* ''

Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities The ''Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities'' (''OSCOLA'') is a style guide that provides the modern method of legal citation in the United Kingdom; the style itself is also referred to as OSCOLA. First developed by Peter ...

'' (''OSCOLA''), by the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

Faculty of Law * ''The Lawyer's Style Guide'' (2021 ed.) by Bloomsbury Publishing

For academic papers

* '' MHRA Style Guide'' for the arts and humanities; published by the Modern Humanities Research Association * ''The British Psychological Society Style Guide'', published by The British Psychological Society

For journalism

* ''The BBC News Style Guide'': by the

British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public broadcasting, public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved in ...

. * ''The Daily Telegraph Style Guide'', by ''

The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was found ...

'' * ''The Economist Style Guide'': by ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British newspaper published weekly in printed magazine format and daily on Electronic publishing, digital platforms. It publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. M ...

''. * ''The Financial Times Style Guide'', by '' The Financial Times'' * ''The Guardian Style Guide'': by ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' * ''The Times Style and Usage Guide'', by ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ...

''.

For electronic publishing

* ''GOV.UK Style Guide'', by ''

UK Government His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government or otherwise UK Government, is the central government, central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

'' * ''University of Cambridge Style Guide'', by ''

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

For the computer industry (software and hardware)

* ''Acorn Technical Publications Style Guide'', by Acorn Computers. Provides editorial guidelines for text in

RISC OS RISC OS () is an operating system designed to run on ARM architecture, ARM computers. Originally designed in 1987 by Acorn Computers of England, it was made for use in its new line of ARM-based Acorn Archimedes, Archimedes personal computers an ...

instructional publications, technical documentation, and reference information. * ''RISC OS Style Guide'' by RISC OS Open Limited. Provides design guidelines, help and dialogue box phrasing examples for the software user interface.

United States

In the United States, most journalistic forms of mass communication rely on styles provided in the '' Associated Press Stylebook'' ''(AP Stylebook)''. Corporate publications typically follow either the ''AP Stylebook'' or the equally respected ''Chicago Manual of Style,'' with in-house modifications or exceptions to the chosen style guide. A classic grammar style guide is Strunk & White's '' Elements of Style''.

For general writing

* ''Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right'', by Bill Bryson * ''The Careful Writer'', by Theodore Bernstein * ''The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers,'' by Karen Yin — provides "style guidance on compassionate, mindful, empowering, respectful, and inclusive language," particularly with regards to marginalized communities *''

Garner's Modern American Usage ''Garner's Modern English Usage'' (GMEU), written by Bryan A. Garner and published by Oxford University Press, is a usage dictionary and style guide (or "Linguistic prescription, prescriptive dictionary") for contemporary Modern English. It was f ...

,'' by Bryan A. Garner * ''

The Elements of Style ''The Elements of Style'' (also called ''Strunk & White)'' is a style guide for formal grammar used in American English writing. The first publishing was written by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, and published by Harcourt in 1920, comprising eight ...

,'' by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White — often referred to as "Strunk & White"

For legal documents

* '' ALWD Guide to Legal Citation'', by the Association of Legal Writing Directors * '' The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation,'' by the ''

Harvard Law Review The ''Harvard Law Review'' is a law review published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the ''Harvard Law Review''s 2015 impact factor of 4.979 placed the journal first out of ...

'', ''

Yale Law Journal ''The Yale Law Journal'' (YLJ) is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School. The journal is one ...

'', '' Columbia Law Review'', and '' Penn Law Review'' in collaboration * '' The Indigo Book: An Open and Compatible Implementation of A Uniform System of Citation,'' by Professor Christopher Jon Sprigman and NYU law students — unofficial open-source adaptation of the ''Bluebook'' * '' New York Law Reports Style Manual,'' by the Law Reporting Bureau of the State of New York

For scientific publications

* '' The ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication,'' by the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

* '' AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors,'' by the Journal of the

American Medical Association The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. This medical association was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Membership was 271,660 ...

(JAMA) * '' The American Sociological Association Style Guide,'' by the

American Sociological Association The American Sociological Association (ASA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology. Founded in December 1905 as the American Sociological Society at Johns Hopkins University by a group of fi ...

* ''The CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers,'' by the Council of Science Editors (CSE) * ''

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE ...

'' '' Reference Style Guide for Authors,'' by the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office ...

(IEEE) * '' Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,'' by the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world. It has over 170,000 members, including scientists, educators, clin ...

— known as "APA style"

For other academic writing

* ''Association of Art Editors Style Guide,'' by Lory Frankel and Virginia Wageman for the Association of Art Editors * ''

The Chicago Manual of Style ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' (''CMOS'') is a style guide for American English published since 1906 by the University of Chicago Press. Its 18 editions (the most recent in 2024) have prescribed writing and citation styles widely used in publ ...

'', by the University of Chicago Press ** '' A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers,'' by Kate L. Turabian — often referred to as " Turabian" * ''Handbook of Technical Writing'', by Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, and Walter E. Oliu * ''The Little Style Guide to Great Christian Writing and Publishing,'' by Leonard G. Goss and Carolyn Stanford Goss — provides a distinctively religious examination of style and language for writers and editors in religion,

philosophy of religion Philosophy of religion is "the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions". Philosophical discussions on such topics date from ancient times, and appear in the earliest known Text (literary theo ...

, and

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

* '' MHRA Style Guide: A Handbook for Authors, Editors, and Writers of Theses,'' by the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) * '' MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers'', by Joseph Gibaldi for the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) * '' The SBL Handbook of Style: For Biblical Studies and Related Disciplines,'' by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) * ''The Style Manual for Political Science,'' by the

American Political Science Association The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political scientists in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, it publishes four ...

For journalism

* ''

The Associated Press Stylebook ''The Associated Press Stylebook'' (generally called the ''AP Stylebook''), alternatively titled ''The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law'', is a style and usage guide for American English grammar created by American journali ...

,'' by the

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...

— known as the ''AP Stylebook'' * ''The BuzzFeed Style Guide,'' by Emmy Favilla and Megan Paolone * ''GLAAD Media Reference Guide,'' by

GLAAD GLAAD () is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization. Originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries, it has since ...

— provides guidance for writing about LGBTQ people in journalism and media * '' The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage,'' by Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly * ''The Wall Street Journal Guide to Business Style and Usage'', by Ronald J. Alsop and the staff of the ''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

For electronic publishing

* ''The Columbia Guide to Online Style'', by Janice Walker and Todd Taylor * ''Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites'', by Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton * ''The Yahoo! Style Guide,'' by Chris Barr

For business

* '' The Business Style Handbook: An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job'', by Helen Cunningham and Brenda Greene * '' The Gregg Reference Manual'', by William A. Sabin

For the computer industry

* ''Apple Style Guide'', published online by Apple Inc. — provides editorial guidelines for text in Apple instructional publications, technical documentation, reference information, training programs, and the software user interface *''DigitalOcean Style Guide,'' published online by

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational technology company and cloud service provider. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York, US, with 15 globally distributed data centers. DigitalOcean provides developers, ...

*''GNOME Developer Documentation Style Guidelines,'' published online by GNOME * ''Google Developer Documentation Style Guide,'' published online by

Google Google LLC (, ) is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial ...

— provides a set of editorial guidelines for anyone writing developer documentation for Google-related projects *''The IBM Style Guide: Conventions for Writers and Editors'', by Francis DeRespinis, Peter Hayward, Jana Jenkins, Amy Laird, Leslie McDonald, and Eric Radzinski for IBM Press *''Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors'', by Michelle Carey, Moira McFadden Lanyi, Deirdre Longo, Eric Radzinski, Shannon Rouiller and Elizabeth Wilde for IBM Press *''Mailchimp Content Style Guide,'' published online by Mailchimp *''Microsoft Writing Style Guide'', published online by the

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company, technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the History of personal computers#The ear ...

*''MongoDB Documentation Style Guide,'' published by MongoDB *''Mozilla Writing Style Guide,'' published online by Mozilla *''Read Me First!: A Style Guide for the Computer Industry'', by Sun Technical Publications *''Red Hat Technical Writing Style Guide,'' published online by

Red Hat Red Hat, Inc. (formerly Red Hat Software, Inc.) is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises and is a subsidiary of IBM. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North ...

*''Salesforce Style Guide for Documentation and User Interface Text,'' published online by Salesforce *''The Splunk Style Guide'', published online by Splunk *''SUSE Documentation Style Guide,'' published online by SUSE *''Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age,'' by Constance Hale and Jessie Scanlon for ''

Wired Wired may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Wired'' (Jeff Beck album), 1976 * ''Wired'' (Hugh Cornwell album), 1993 * ''Wired'' (Mallory Knox album), 2017 * "Wired", a song by Prism from their album '' Beat Street'' * "Wired ...

Editorial style guides on preparing a manuscript for publication

* ''

'', by the

University of Chicago Press The University of Chicago Press is the university press of the University of Chicago, a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. It is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It pu ...

* ''Words into Type'', by Marjorie E. Skillin and Robert M. Gay

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