UA Editorial Style Manual



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. Introduction \| What's New 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 Days of the Week and Months State and Postal 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	magazines, UA-based See publications, UA-based. major, minor Avoid overusing major in place of student majoring in. MasterCard medium (singular), media (plural) midnight Avoid the redundant 12:00 midnight. midterm money See currency. months In running text, don't abbreviate the names of months. If you must abbreviate in a table, shorten as follows: 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). mouse (singular), mouses (plural) multicultural multidisciplinary multimedia multitasking top of page

Visual Identity Guide \| Marketing Communications Guide

UA Home \| University Advancement \| Marketing and Communications Office of Marketing and Communications 117 Rose Administration • Box 870145• Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0145 (205) 348-5767 • fax (205) 348-5936 Copyright © 2007 The University of Alabama \| Text Only \| Disclaimer \| Contact: webmaster@ur.ua.edu



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. Introduction \| What's New 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 Days of the Week and Months State and Postal 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	magazines, UA-based See publications, UA-based. major, minor Avoid overusing major in place of student majoring in. MasterCard medium (singular), media (plural) midnight Avoid the redundant 12:00 midnight. midterm money See currency. months In running text, don't abbreviate the names of months. If you must abbreviate in a table, shorten as follows: 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). mouse (singular), mouses (plural) multicultural multidisciplinary multimedia multitasking top of page

Visual Identity Guide \| Marketing Communications Guide

UA Home \| University Advancement \| Marketing and Communications Office of Marketing and Communications 117 Rose Administration • Box 870145• Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0145 (205) 348-5767 • fax (205) 348-5936 Copyright © 2007 The University of Alabama \| Text Only \| Disclaimer \| Contact: webmaster@ur.ua.edu

UA EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL