Rules and
style conventions
There
are a number of rules and style conventions for the use of the SI. These
ensure that scientific and technical communication is not hindered by
ambiguity. Users interested in a complete description of these rules and
style conventions may access NIST Special Publication
811 (SP 811) online.
Here
the rules and style conventions are summarized via a checklist designed to
help authors review the conformity of their manuscripts with proper SI
usage and the basic principles concerning quantities and units. The
checklist is available in two versions: a regular version, and an acrobat
pdf version that offers higher printing quality.
Select a checklist:
Most
word-processing software now in use is capable of producing lightface
(that is, regular) or boldface letters of the Latin or Greek alphabets in
both roman (upright) and italic (sloping) types. Guidance on the correct
typeface to use for symbols in scientific publications is given in pdf
format in Typefaces for
symbols in scientific manuscripts.
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