House Style Guide 2011 - MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica"

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Changes are highlighted in yellow. Note: For transliterated Russian titles, use Russian capitalization, which capitalizes only the first word and proper nouns. For other foreign language titles, follow the capitalization rules of that language. If you are not sure, look at the original Russian article. 4.2. For hyphenated compounds appearing in a title, capitalize the first letter of words on either side of the hyphen. See examples below and examples of chemical names in Section 8.6. Up-To-Date Methods Non-Christian Religions Cosmic-Ray Background Radiation Self-Sustaining Reactions Semi-Infinite Media A Run-In with Authorities Medium-Sized Libraries X-Ray Spectroscopy Russian-Speaking Population Latin phrases in a title should be capitalized. In Situ Measurements A Priori Data Post Facto Analysis 4.3 For names of laws, resolutions, and decrees, capitalize all words except conjunctions, articles, and prepositions (do not use quotation marks). Note that, in the following examples, the word On is capitalized because it is the first word of the name of the law or resolution. The Resolution On the Status and Goals of the Russian Academy of Sciences under the Present Conditions was announced at yesterday’s meeting. The Law of the Russian Federation On the Fundamentals of the Russian Federation’s Tax System states that … 4.4 In text, capitalize X in X-ray unless specifically stated otherwise in the journal appendix as an exception; the X, however, still should be capitalized in titles and headings. 4.5 Capitalize such words as figure, table, and chart only when they refer to a specific numbered item. Thus, but Fig. 1 Chart IV Table 2 According to the chart on page 22 … 4.6 Do not capitalize words such as group, sample, and experiment, even when they are used with numbers. Groups of the periodic table are exceptions to this rule. samples 3–7 experiment 2 groups 5a–5d but Group IV 4.7 Capitalize parts of a book when they refer to a specific number. Also, capitalize parts of an article when they are cross-referenced within the article. However, lowercase parts of a book when they are named in passing references. The word chapter is lowercased and spelled out in text; it may be abbreviated in parenthetic references. Appendix 1 chapter 3 (ch. 3) See Materials and Methods for a description of the reaction conditions. but In the introduction to Ivanov’s text .... 4.8 Do not capitalize the abbreviation for page, even with a number. 38
Changes are highlighted in yellow. 4.9 Software terms designating specific units are generally in full capitals, although exceptions with initial capitals only also exist. BASIC FORTRAN COBOL Pascal Microsoft Word 4.10 The first word after a colon (1) may be capitalized if it is the first word of a complete sentence and (2) should be capitalized if the element following the colon consists of more than one sentence or if it is a formal statement, a quotation, or a speech in dialogue. 4.11 Full names of armies, navies, regiments, battalions, corps, etc., as well as of wars and battles, are capitalized. Such words are lowercased when they stand alone, are used collectively in the plural, or are not part of an official title. United States Army Allied armies Seventh Fleet the fleet Royal Air Force the British air force the Great Patriotic War World War II the war 4.12 The names of awards and prizes are capitalized, as are specific names of medals and military awards. the Nobel Prize in medicine Nobel Peace Prize USSR State Prize Medal of Honor Congressional Medal 4.13 Derivatives and adjective forms of proper nouns are capitalized when used in their primary sense. Avogadro’s number nuclear Overhauser–Hodgkin’s disease Gaussian However, four kinds of name-derived nouns are always lowercased: (1) units of measure (gauss, ampere); (2) particles (fermion, boson); (3) elements (einsteinium); (4) minerals (scheelite, fosterite). 4.14 Words designating global, national, regional, or local political divisions are capitalized when they are essential elements of specific names; however, they are usually lowercased when they precede a proper name or stand alone. the Russian Empire but the fall of an empire Leningrad Soviet but a meeting of soviets 4.15 Capitalize the names of historical events, some historical periods, and some cultural and political movements. When in doubt, consult Webster’s or the Chicago Manual of <strong>Style</strong>. Capitalized Not Capitalized (Not) Capitalized Based on Context the Russian Revolution neoclassicism prohibition Renaissance socialism cold war the Yalta Conference age of reason communism 39
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