Regulation
BPS style guide for authors and editors
This document lays out guidelines for authors, editors and staff members involved in the production of written material for publication (advertisements, reports, press releases).
25 October 2023
BPS GuidanceDesigned to ensure that a consistent style and tone is established and adhered to, these guidelines provide information in the following areas:
- Abbreviations
- Capitalisation
- Italics
- Lists
- Numbers
- Statistical and mathematical copy
- Punctuation
- Quotations
- Citation of sources
- Word selection
- Sentence construction
- Spelling and hyphenation
- Tables
- Figures, graphs and illustrations
- Copyright