http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/ama_manual_style/ Introducing brilliant authors to the blogosphere. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/ama_manual_style/comment-page-1/#comment-152851 Behind the Scenes at JAMA and the Archives Journals: Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make, Part III : OUPblog Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:55:51 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5097#comment-152851 [...] to JAMA and the Archives Journals, and lets us in on what drives copy editors crazy. Read part one here and part two [...] [...] to JAMA and the Archives Journals, and lets us in on what drives copy editors crazy. Read part one here and part two [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/ama_manual_style/comment-page-1/#comment-152790 Behind the Scenes at JAMA and the Archives Journals: Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make, Part II | Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:45:32 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5097#comment-152790 [...] see in our submitted and accepted manuscripts, compiled by committee and editorialized upon by me. In Part I we discussed filling out author forms, omitting “behind the scenes” stuff, and [...] [...] see in our submitted and accepted manuscripts, compiled by committee and editorialized upon by me. In Part I we discussed filling out author forms, omitting “behind the scenes” stuff, and [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/ama_manual_style/comment-page-1/#comment-152785 Behind the Scenes at JAMA and the Archives Journals: Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make, Part II : OUPblog Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:26:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5097#comment-152785 [...] see in our submitted and accepted manuscripts, compiled by committee and editorialized upon by me. In Part I we discussed filling out author forms, omitting “behind the scenes” stuff, and generally making [...] [...] see in our submitted and accepted manuscripts, compiled by committee and editorialized upon by me. In Part I we discussed filling out author forms, omitting “behind the scenes” stuff, and generally making [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2009/07/ama_manual_style/comment-page-1/#comment-152708 Bruce Oksol Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:25:02 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5097#comment-152708 I would think a basic in any article on style would be to spell out the acronyms or abbreviations the first time they are used. I may have missed it but unless JAMA and AMA no longer stand for anything but are now the official names (like KFC, MDU, etc), one should spell out the acronyms/abbreviations when first used. I have to assume some non-medical / non-scientific minds might end up here. I would think a basic in any article on style would be to spell out the acronyms or abbreviations the first time they are used. I may have missed it but unless JAMA and AMA no longer stand for anything but are now the official names (like KFC, MDU, etc), one should spell out the acronyms/abbreviations when first used. I have to assume some non-medical / non-scientific minds might end up here.

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