Includes bibliographical references (p. [863]-879) and index.

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgments
1. The Parts of a Published Work
3. Introduction
4. Books
5. Journals
2. Manuscript Preparation and Manuscript Editing
6. Introduction
7. The Author's Responsibilities
8. The Manuscript Editor's Responsibilities
3. Proofs
9. Introduction
10. What to Look For
11. How to Mark Proofs
12. Cover Proofs
13. Bluelines and Folded and Gathered Sheets
14. Checking Works for Electronic Publication
4. Rights and Permissions by William S. Strong
15. Introduction
16. Copyright Law and the Licensing of Rights
17. The Publishing Agreement
18. The Publisher's Responsibilities
19. The Author's Responsibilities
5. Grammar and Usage by Bryan A. Garner
20. Grammar
21. Word Usage
6. Punctuation
22. Introduction
23. Typographic and Aesthetic Considerations
24. Period
25. Comma
26. Semicolon
27. Colon
28. Question Mark
29. Exclamation Point
30. Hyphens and Dashes
31. Parentheses
32. Brackets
33. Slash
34. Quotation Marks
35. Multiple Punctuation and When to Avoid It
36. Lists and Outline Style
7. Spelling, Distinctive Treatment of Words, and Compounds
37. Introduction
38. Variant Spellings
39. Plurals
40. Possessives
41. Contractions and Interjections
42. Word Division
43. A and An, O and Oh
44. Ligatures
45. Italics, Capitals, and Quotation Marks
46. Compounds and Hyphenation
8. Names and Terms
47. Introduction
48. Personal Names
49. Titles and Offices
50. Epithets, Kinship Names, and Personifications
51. Ethnic, Socioeconomic, and Other Groups
52. Names of Places
53. Words Derived from Proper Names
54. Names of Organizations
55. Historical and Cultural Terms
56. Calendar and Time Designations
57. Religious Names and Terms
58. Military Terms
59. Ships, Trains, Aircraft, and Spacecraft
60. Scientific Terminology
61. Brand Names and Trademarks
62. Titles of Works
63. Notices and Mottoes
9. Numbers
64. Introduction
65. Numerals or Words
66. Physical Quantities
67. Percentages and Decimal Fractions
68. Money
69. Divisions in Publications and Other Documents
70. Dates
71. Time of Day
72. Names
73. Addresses and Thoroughfares
74. Plurals and Punctuation of Numbers
75. Inclusive Numbers
76. Roman Numerals
10. Foreign Languages
77. Introduction
78. Titles and Other Proper Names
79. Languages Using the Latin Alphabet
80. Languages Usually Transliterated (or Romanized)
81. Classical Greek
82. Old English and Middle English
83. American Sign Language
11. Quotations and Dialogue
84. Introduction
85. Permissible Changes
86. Relation to Text
87. Quotation Marks
88. Ellipses
89. Citing Sources in Text
90. Foreign-Language Quotations
12. Illustrations and Captions
91. Introduction
92. Definitions
93. Placement and Numbering
94. Physical Handling of Artwork
95. Captions
96. List of Illustrations
97. Charts: Some Guidelines
98. Musical Examples

13. Tables
99. Introduction
100. The Main Parts of a Table
101. Shape and Dimensions
102. Special Types of Tables
103. Editing Tables
104. Typographic Considerations
14. Mathematics in Type
105. Introduction
106. Style of Mathematical Expressions
107. Preparation of Paper Manuscripts
15. Abbreviations
108. Introduction
109. Names and Titles
110. Geographical Terms
111. Designations of Time
112. Scholarly Abbreviations
113. Bible
114. Technology and Science
115. Business and Commerce
16. Documentation I: Basic Patterns
116. Introduction
117. Source Citation: Basic Elements, Different Formats
118. Notes
119. Bibliographies
120. The Author-Date System: Reference Lists and Text Citations
17. Documentation II: Specific Content
121. Introduction
122. Books
123. Periodicals
124. Interviews and Personal Communications
125. Unpublished and Informally Published Material
126. Special Types of References
127. Musical Scores
128. Audiovisual Materials
129. Citations Taken from Secondary Sources
130. Legal Citations
131. Public Documents
132. Databases
18. Indexes
133. Introduction
134. Kinds of Indexes and Components of an Index
135. General Principles of Indexing
136. Proper Names and Variants
137. Titles of Publications and Other Works
138. Alphabetizing
139. Punctuation: A Summary
140. The Mechanics of Indexing
141. Editing an Index Compiled by Someone Else
142. Typographical Considerations
143. Examples
144. Appendix A Design and Production--Basic Procedures and Key Terms
145. Appendix B The Publishing Process for Books and Journals
146. Bibliography
147. Index