Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (8th edition)

摘要

The Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers published by the Council of Science Editors (CSE) is an invaluable resource for authors, editors, and pub- lishers alike in the scientific community. The CSE, formerly called the Council of Biology Edi- tors until January 1, 2000, was established in 1957 through the collaborative work of the Nation- al Science Foundation and the American Institute of Biological Sciences [1]. The Council of Bi- ology Editors issued its first formal style manual in 1960. The first 5 editions successively built upon preceding guidelines on writing and submitting papers for journal publication. Their range of scope was limited to the microbial, plant, zoological, and medical sciences. Later, this scope was expanded to include recommendations on other experimental and observational sci- ences by the sixth edition in 1995 and then to all the physical and life sciences by the seventh edition in 2006 [2]. Now in its 8th edition, the manual guide has been improved to cover the electronic and online aspects of scientific manuscript preparation and journal publication.