House Style Guide 2011 - MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica"

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6.19 When two numbered items are cited in narrative, use and. However, use a comma within
brackets or parentheses when two references are cited.
Figs. 1 and 2 but Lewis [12, 13] found that …
Note: For equations, the parentheses are part of the name of the equation.
It can be seen in (1) and (2) that … not It can be seen in (1, 2) that …
6.20 Use an en dash with three or more numbered items in a series, both in narrative and in
parentheses.
Tables 2–4 show that … Past results [27–31] indicate that …
6.21 Use a period, not a comma, for decimals. Use an initial zero before the decimal.
Incorrect Correct
0,001 0.001
6.22 When numbers are on a line, the comma is followed by a space; when numbers are in
superscripts or subscripts, the comma is not followed by a space. This style is strictly a typesetting
convention.
13, 14, 27, 115, and 146 but X 1,2 Y 1,4
6.23 Clock time designation. Use numerals with a.m. and p.m.
6:30 a.m. 9:45 p.m. 06:30 UT 21:45 UT
7. UNITS OF MEASURE
7.1 Use metric and SI (International System) units. Abbreviations for SI units are included in
Abbreviations. Some multiplying prefixes and their abbreviations follow:
a atto (10 –18 )
f femto (10 –15 )
p pico (10 –12 )
n nano (10 –9 )
µ micro (10 –6 )
m milli (10 –3 )
c centi (10 –2 )
d deci (10 –1 )
da deka (10 1 )
h hecto (10 2 )
k kilo (10 3 )
M mega (10 6 )
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G giga (10 9 )
T tera (10 12 )
P peta (10 15 )
E exa (10 18 )
7.2 Abbreviate the unit of measure when it appears with a numeral; leave a space between the
number and the unit of measure, except when they form a unit modifier, in which case use a hyphen
between them.
500 mL NaOH but 500-mL flask
However, there are some exceptions to this rule. For instance, a 10 to 100 K temperature
range. This is journal-specific and should be indicated in the respective journal’s appendix.