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Manuscript Formatting

Are style manuals still relevant?

This post looks at the relavence of style guides in today's digital world, talks about subject-specific style manuals and general-purpose style manuals, and explains why it still holds the same importance for researchers as it did decades ago.

Cheat sheet: American Psychological Association (APA) Manual of Style

Adhering to the guidelines prescribed by an exhaustive manual such as the American Psychological Association Manual (APA) of Style can be daunting. Here’s a cheat sheet to help you cover some of the most basic instructions.

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Cheat sheet: American Medical Association Manual of Style

Adhering to the guidelines prescribed by an exhaustive manual such as the American Medical Association Manual (AMA) of Style can be daunting. Here's a cheat sheet to help you cover some of the most basic instructions.  

Q : Should the manuscript be unified as “left justification” or “equal allocation (justified)”?

Detailed question- In the manuscript edited by Editage, both formatting (left justification and equal allocation/justified) are mixed. I’m going to unify with “left justification”, since “left justification” would be easier to read...