Style Manuals & Writing Guides

Online Resources:

Style Manuals:

• AMA (American Medical Association):
  • AMA Style (from Simmons College Library)
• APA (American Psychological Association):
  • APA Formatting and Style Guide (from the Owl at Purdue)
  • APA Style Tips (from the American Psychological Association)
• ASA (American Sociological Association) :
  • ASA Formatting Guide (from the Owl at Purdue)
  • ASA Quick Style Guide (from the American Sociological Association)
• Chicago:
  • Chicago Manual of Style (from Chicago Manual of Style online quick guide)
• CSE (Council of Science Editors):
  • CSE Citation/Sequence System (from Colorado State University)
  • Cite Resources: CSE Style (from Ohio State University Libraries)
• IEEE ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers):
  • IEEE Standards Style Manual (from IEEE)
• NLM (National Library of Medicine):
  • Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 2nd Edition, 2007 (from the National Library of Medicine)
• MLA (Modern Language Association):
  • MLA Formatting and Style Guide (from the Owl at Purdue)
• Vancouver:
  • Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication (from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)

Writing Guides:

• Guide to Grammar & Writing (from Capital Community College Foundation)
• OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue
• UAB Writing Style Standards A to Z
• Writer's Handbook (from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Books:

Style Manuals:

• AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 10th edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor),; WZ 345 AM35 2007
• The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors. 2nd edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor), WZ 345 AC78 1997
• The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor), Z 253 C432m 2003
• The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Writers & Librarians.
  Location: 2nd Floor, WZ 345 G1860c 1993
• Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information. 2nd edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor), WZ 345 L612e 1996
• A Manual for Writer's of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (also known as Turabian). 6th edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor), Z 253 T84m 1996
• MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor), PN 147 M699 2008
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor), WZ 345 AM350p 2001

Writing Guides:

• The A-Z of Medical Writing.
  Location: E-Book
• Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers. 2nd edition.
  Location: 2nd Floor, WZ 345 Z34e 2000
• Guide to Effective Grant Writing: How to Write a Successful NIH Grant Application.
  Location: E-Book ; 2nd Floor, W 20.5 Y16g 2005
• How to Report Statics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers. 2nd edition.
  Location: Second Floor, WZ 345 L256h 2006
• How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper. 6th edition.
  Location: Reference Collection (first floor), WZ 345 D333h 2006
• The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders.
  Location: E-Book ; Reference Collection (first floor), PN 162 SU54m 2006

Bibliography Formatting Software:

• EndNote Web (free to UAB faculty, staff, and students):
  • EndNote Web tutorials
• EndNote
• Reference Manager