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The Official American Fisheries Society Publication Style Guide

Note: The following files are all in PDF format.

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  • Preface and Introduction (PDF)
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms (PDF)
  • Capitalization (PDF)
  • Italics (PDF)
  • Mathematics and Statistics (PDF)
  • Numbers and Measurements (PDF)
  • Punctuation (PDF)
  • Quotations (PDF)
  • References (PDF)
  • Species Names (PDF)
  • Spelling and Compound Words (PDF)
  • Symbols (PDF)
  • Tables and Figures (PDF)
  • Vendors and Commercial Products (PDF)
  • Word Usage (PDF)

Appendices

  • A.  Spelling List (PDF)
  • B.  Symbols, Abbreviations, and  Acronyms (PDF)
  • C.  Plurals of Fish Names (PDF)
  • D.  Geographic and Geological Terms (PDF)
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