UA EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL

UA Editorial Style Manual—editorial standards for University of Alabama publications. Compiled for editors and proofreaders around the campus by the Office of Marketing and Communications, a division of the the Office of University Advancement.

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The Editorial Style Manual (alphabetical listing of topics):

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H
I | J | L | M | N | O | P | Q
R | S | T | U | V | W | Y

Appendices:

Appendix A: Common Abbreviations

Appendix B: Campus Building Names

Appendix C: Historical, Cultural, and Geographical Terms

Appendix D: Computer- and Internet-Related Terms

Appendix E: Punctuation

Appendix F: Time Terminology

Appendix G: Usage

Appendix A: Common Abbreviations

1. Days of the Week and Months

Do not abbreviate days of the week and months in running text. Where space is limited, as in tables or cutlines, abbreviate as follows:

Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.

Note: The Office of Academic Records uses the following abbreviations for days of the week: M (Monday), T (Tuesday), W (Wednesday), R (Thursday), and F (Friday).

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

Spell out months when used alone or with a year (for example, January 1967).

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2. State and Postal Abbreviations

Spell out state names unless space is limited. Use the first abbreviation given for lists, notes, bibliographies, etc. Use the second abbreviation, the postal abbreviation, for addresses.

State/Territory	Abbreviation	Postal Abbreviation
Alabama	Ala.	AL
Alaska	Alaska	AK
American Samoa	Amer. Samoa	AS
Arizona	Ariz.	AZ
Arkansas	Ark.	AR
California	Calif.	CA
Canal Zone	C.Z.	CZ
Colorado	Colo.	CO
Connecticut	Conn.	CT
Delaware	Del.	DE
District of Columbia	D.C.	DC
Florida	Fla.	FL
Georgia	Ga.	GA
Guam	Guam.	GU
Hawaii	Hawaii	HI
Idaho	Idaho.	ID
Illinois	Ill.	IL
Indiana	Ind.	IN
Iowa	Iowa.	IA
Kansas	Kans.	KS
Kentucky	Ky.	KY
Louisiana	La.	LA
Maine	Maine	ME
Maryland	Md.	MD
Massachusetts	Mass.	MA
Michigan	Mich.	MI
Minnesota	Minn.	MN
Mississippi	Miss.	MS
Missouri	Mo.	MO
Montana	Mont.	MT
Nebraska	Nebr.	NE
Nevada	Nev.	NV
New Hampshire	N.H.	NH
New Jersey	N.J.	NJ
New Mexico	N. Mex.	NM
New York	N.Y.	NY
North Carolina	N.C.	NC
North Dakota	N.Dak.	ND
Ohio	Ohio	OH
Oklahoma	Okla.	OK
Oregon	Oreg. or Ore.	OR
Pennsylvania	Pa.	PA
Puerto Rico	P.R.	PR
Rhode Island	R.I.	RI
South Carolina	S.C.	SC
South Dakota	S.Dak.	SD
Tennessee	Tenn.	TN
Texas	Tex.	TX
Utah	Utah	UT
Vermont	Vt.	VT
Virginia	Va.	VA
Virgin Islands	V.I.	VI
Washington	Wash.	WA
West Virginia	W.Va.	WV
Wisconsin	Wis. or Wisc.	WI
Wyoming	Wyo.	WY

See also Appendix F: Time Terminology for common time abbreviations.

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