Editorial Conventions

This chapter presents recommended stylistic and editorial conventions, mainly but not solely for ACS publications. The style recommended by ACS is, for the most part, taken from established authoritative sources, such as The Chicago Manual of Style, Words into Type, and the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual. 

The use of proper chemical nomenclature is essential for effective scientific communication. More than one million new substances are reported each year, each of which must be identified clearly, unambiguously, and completely in the primary literature. Chemical compounds are named according to the rules established by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) [formerly the International Union of Biochemistry (IUB)], the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), the Committee on Nomenclature, Terminology, and Symbols of the American Chemical Society, and other authorities as appropriate. For more information on naming chemical compounds, refer to the bibliography in Chapter 18. This chapter gives the editorial conventions and style points for chemical compound names. 

Note Although the abbreviations used may differ slightly from popular convention, an editorial decision was implemented to improve fluency and uniformity amongst the various chapters. 

At the time of the negotiation of the Convention, an Editorial in the Chemical Weapons Convention Bulletin (1994) pointed out the dangers ... 

Editorial (1994). New technologies and the loophole in the Convention. CBW Conventions Bull, 23(March), 1-2 (available at http //www.sussex. ac.uk/spru/hsp). 

A minimum of editorial changes have, however, been necessary to adapt the text of the EEC Guide to the Convention s purposes and requirements. Those changes are the following ... 

I have spent relatively little time on these papers, not because they are not of interest, but because they are descriptions of historical facts on the development and maturation of Nuclear Safi Philosophy, the Nuclear Power Plant SafeQr Convention, and the principles and responsibility in Radioactive Waste Management and left little room for editorializing. 

ACS Style is adhered to with regard to grammar, punctuation, spelling, voice, editorial considerations, units of measure, nomenclature, chemical conventions, references and citations. 3 0 1 2... 

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