28 November 2017
The attached document lays out a series of guidelines for authors, editors, and staff members involved in the production of written material for publication (advertisements, reports, press releases, etc).
BPS Style Guide for Authors and Editors
Designed 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