Technical Report Writing Style Manual. Revision Number 2

Abstract

This second revision of the style manual has been produced to assist authors, editors, and production personnel in preparing scientific and technical reports. Guidelilnes have been designed to provide specific instructions to different groups who write, edit, type, and lay out copy for the U.S. Army Print Plant or to conform to the Government Printing Office's requirements. This report consist of two main parts. Part I is of interest to the author as it addresses standards of style, grammar, word usage, spelling aids, verbiage reduction tips, and so on. Part II is of particular interest to production personnel as it describes and illustrates the mechnaical aspects of report preparation in terms of format, treatment of tables and figures, pagination, numbering, cover format, organization, classification markings, and proper referencing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159694

Entities

People

  • A. A. Calhoun
  • J. N. Boblenz

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Abstracts
  • Computer Programs
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Production
  • Standards
  • Tensile Strength
  • Word Processors

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