2.34 Punctuation ...................................................................................................................................................... 28
2.34.1 Quotation Marks ................................................................................................................................... 28
2.34.2 Parentheses and Brackets ................................................................................................................ 28
2.35 Units of Measure ............................................................................................................................................ 29
2.35.1 SI Derived Units .................................................................................................................................... 29
2.35.2 SI Prefixes ............................................................................................................................................... 29
2.36 Numbers and Percentages ......................................................................................................................... 30
2.37 Small Caps ......................................................................................................................................................... 31
3.1 Mechanical Editing ........................................................................................................................................ 32
3.2 Copyediting ...................................................................................................................................................... 32
3.2.1 Nouns ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
3.2.2 Pronouns ................................................................................................................................................. 32
3.2.3 Verbs .......................................................................................................................................................... 32
3.2.4 Tense ......................................................................................................................................................... 33
3.2.5 Subject-Verb Agreement ..................................................................................................................... 33
3.2.6 Comma ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
3.2.7 Semicolon ................................................................................................................................................ 35
3.2.8 Colon ......................................................................................................................................................... 35
3.2.9 Hyphenation .......................................................................................................................................... 36
3.2.10 Dashes ...................................................................................................................................................... 38
3.2.11 Slash (Virgule, Solidus) ...................................................................................................................... 38
3.2.12 Apostrophe ............................................................................................................................................. 39
3.2.13 Ellipses ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
3.2.14 Latin and Greek Versus English ..................................................................................................... 39
3.2.15 Capitalization ......................................................................................................................................... 39
3.2.16 Italics ......................................................................................................................................................... 41
3.2.17 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................ 41
3.2.18 Nomenclature ........................................................................................................................................ 43
3.2.19 Eponyms .................................................................................................................................................. 46
3.2.20 Greek Letters ......................................................................................................................................... 46
3.2.21 Gene Names ............................................................................................................................................ 46
3.2.22 General Rules ......................................................................................................................................... 46
3.2.23 Spelling out Numbers ......................................................................................................................... 47
4.1 Mechanical Editing ........................................................................................................................................ 48
4.2 Copyediting ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
4.2.1 Preferred Spelling ................................................................................................................................ 48
4.2.2 Parallel Construction .......................................................................................................................... 48
4.2.3 Misplaced Modifiers............................................................................................................................ 49
4.2.4 Commonly Misused Words and Phrases .................................................................................... 49
4.2.5 Jargon ........................................................................................................................................................ 49
4.2.6 Anatomy .................................................................................................................................................. 50
4.2.7 Disabilities .............................................................................................................................................. 50
4.2.8 Grammar ................................................................................................................................................. 50
4.2.9 Usage ......................................................................................................................................................... 50
4.2.10 Scientific and Mathematical Content ........................................................................................... 50
4.2.11 Manuscript Components ................................................................................................................... 51
5.1 Mechanical Editing ........................................................................................................................................ 52