Thread: What is the correct way to present the author's abbreviated name?
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Old 08-13-2025, 04:09 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Moonbase59 View Post
@AnnieQuinn: On a more authoritative side, I can recommend the following reference books (both on my shelf here):
  • New Hart's Rules: The Oxford Style Guide (for British English; Wikipedia)
  • The Chicago Manual of Style (for American English; Wikipedia)

Both are invaluable companions for professional publishing and copyediting, long-standing and reputable.
The problem is that there are too many differences in those style guides. So you have ti choose one of them and forget the other. Personally, I would go for the Chicago Manual as I prefer US style vs UK style.
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