The Chicago manual of style

Part I. Publishing and editing

1. Books and journals

Overview

The parts of a book

The parts of a journal

. 2. Manuscript preparation, manuscript editing, and proofreading

Overview and process outline

Manuscript preparation guidelines for authors

Manuscript editing

Proofreading

3. Illustrations and tables

Overview

Illustrations

Tables

4. Rights, permissions, and copyright administration / William S. Strong

Overview

Copyright law and the licensing of rights

The publishing agreement

The author's responsibilities

Subsidiary rights and permissions

Part II. Style and usage

5. Grammar and usage / Bryan A. Garner

Grammar

Syntax

Word usage

6. Punctuation

Overview

Punctuation in relation to surrounding text

Periods

Commas

Semicolons

Colons

Question marks

Exclamation points

Hyphens and dashes

Parentheses

Brackets and braces

Slashes

Quotation marks

Apostrophes

Spaces

Multiple punctuation marks

Lists and outline style

7. Spelling, distinctive treatment of words, and compounds

Overview

Plurals

Possessives

Contractions and interjections

"A" and "an"

Ligatures

Word division

Italics, capitals, and quotation marks

Compounds and hyphenation

8. Names, terms, and titles of works

Overview

Personal names

Titles and offices

Epithets, kinship names, and personifications

Ethnic, socioeconomic, and other groups

Names of places

Words derived from proper nouns

Names of organizations

Historical and cultural terms

Calendar and time designations

Religious names and terms

Military terms

Names of ships and other vehicles

Scientific terminology

Brand names and trademarks

Software and devices

Titles of works

9. Numbers

Overview

Numerals versus words

Plurals and punctuation of numbers

Inclusive numbers

Roman numerals

10. Abbreviations

Overview

People and organizations

Geographic terms

Designations of time

Scholarly abbreviations

Biblical abbreviations

Technology and science

Commercial and social abbreviations

11. Languages other than English

Overview

General principles

Languages using the Latin alphabet

Languages usually transliterated (or Romanized)

Classical Greek

Old English and Middle English

American sign language (ASL)

12. Quotations and dialogue

Overview

Permissible changes to quotations

Quotations in relation to text

Quotation marks

Dialogue and other forms of direct discourse

Drama, discussions and interviews, and field notes

Ellipses

Interpolations and clarifications

Attributing quotations in text

Part III. Source citations and indexes

13. Source citations : overview

Introduction to source citations

Notes and bibliography : basic format

Notes and bibliography : examples and variations

Notes

Bibliographies

Author's name

Title of work

Author-date : basic format

Author-date : examples and variations

Author-date reference lists

Author-date text citations

14. Source citations : examples

Overview

Books

Periodicals

Websites, blogs, and social media

Interviews and personal communications

Papers, contracts, and reports

Manuscript collections

Special types of references

Multimedia

Legal and public documents

15. Indexes

Overview

Components of an index

General principles of indexing

What parts of a work to index

Indexing proper names and variants

Indexing titles of publications and other works

Alphabetizing

Punctuating indexes : a summary

The mechanics of indexing

Editing an index for publication

Typographical considerations for indexes

Examples of indexes.