Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I

References are to paragraph numbers except where specified as table or figure (fig.).

I (pronoun)
antecedent absent with, 5.33
appropriate use of, 5.254
capitalization of, 5.43
misuse of, 5.40
with personally, 5.254
than with, 5.189
ibid. (ibidem), 7.57, 10.8, 10.48, 12.77, 13.37, 13.51, 13.62
Ibn, Abu, Abd, 15.83
ice age, 8.75, 8.136
Icelandic language, 11.77
id. (idem), 10.48, 13.38, 14.176, 14.180
identifying tags. See glosses
identities. See groups of people
idioms
earth in, 8.141
and editorial discretion, 2.57
and ergative verbs, 5.103
and fused participles, 5.118
and genitive case, 5.22
and grammatical ellipses, 5.236
and language renewal, 5.267
negative, 5.218
only in, 5.177
prepositional, 5.199–201
and problematic words and phrases, 5.254
and transitive and intransitive verbs, 5.102
zero article in, 5.81
See also dialect; slang
i.e. (id est), 5.254, 6.54, 10.8, 10.48
if, 5.128, 5.207, 6.26, 6.43. See also conjunctions
if, whether, 5.254
if . . . then, 5.205, 5.251
illustration credits and credit lines, 3.30–38
vs. artwork citations, 14.133
contents of, 3.30–31, 3.33, 4.106
editing, 2.71
examples of, fig. 1.4, fig. 3.10
format of, 4.106
importance of, 4.79, 12.3
placement of: in back matter, 1.4, 1.72, 3.31; on copyright pages, 1.33, 1.82, fig. 1.4, 3.31, 4.82; on covers or jackets, 1.82; in lists of illustrations and tables, 3.39
proofreading, 2.113
types of material requiring: adapted material, 3.38; AI-produced material, 3.38; authors’ own work, 3.32, 4.82; commercial agency material, 3.37; commissioned material, 3.34; cover or jacket artwork, 1.33, 1.82, fig. 1.4; interior book design, 1.33; maps, 3.34, 8.201; material obtained free of charge, 3.35; and permission, 3.33; public-domain work, 3.36; translations of quoted materials, 11.16
See also permissions; source notes
illustrations, 3.3–47
acquisition of: adapted material, 3.38; commercial agency material, 3.37, 4.102, 4.105; commissioned material, 3.34; material obtained free of charge, 3.35; payment for, 4.108; previously published materials, 2.52; public-domain material, 3.30, 3.36; published work needing permission, 2.2, 2.4, 3.33; works made for hire, 3.34, 4.10, 4.79
credits for (see illustration credits and credit lines)
defined, 3.1
in electronic publications, 1.116, 3.8, 3.10, 3.12, 3.17, 3.26, 3.28
on endpapers, 1.81
examples of, figs. 3.3–10
fair use of, 3.33, 4.94
frontispieces, 1.20, 1.44, 3.22
galleries: callouts not needed for, 3.8; and lists of illustrations, fig. 1.7, 3.40; manuscript preparation guidelines on, 2.33; numbering illustrations in, 2.33, 3.14; placement of, 3.6; plates in, 3.5; in tables of contents, 1.42, 1.44, fig. 1.5, 3.40; unpaginated, 1.6, fig. 1.7, 3.6
as hyperlinks, 7.59
hyperlinks to, 1.105, 1.116, 3.8, 3.28, 3.52
inappropriate manipulation of, 3.18
indexing, 15.39, 15.139–40
on journal covers, 1.93
keys to, 3.7, 3.12, 3.19–21, 3.24–25, fig. 3.8
labels in, 3.7, 3.24, figs. 3.3–4, fig. 3.8
in letters to the editor, 1.110
manuscript and editorial concerns with: cross-checking, 2.37; editing, 2.71, 3.11; electronic file cleanup, 2.85; guidelines for authors (see manuscript preparation guidelines for authors: on illustrations and tables); inventories of artwork, 3.17–18; placement, 2.68, 3.8; proofreading, 2.112, 2.120, 2.142
in metadata, 1.84
numbering, 3.9–14; Arabic numerals for, 3.12; continuous vs. separate, 3.10; conventions, 2.33; double or multiple, 1.63, 2.33, 3.11; in galleries, 2.33, 3.14; in index locators, 15.39; in lists of illustrations, fig. 1.7; punctuation with, 14.57; separating captions from, 3.23, 6.128; in source citations, 14.57; text references to, 3.9, 3.51, 8.182; working (temporary) numbers, 2.33, 3.13–14
original dimensions of, 3.27
pagination of, 1.8, 1.44, 2.120
parts of, identification of, 3.12, 3.24, fig. 3.4, figs. 3.6–7
permissions for, 2.2, 2.4, 3.18, 3.30–33, 4.100–106
photo releases for, 4.81
plates: defined, 3.5; indexing, 15.39; lists of, 1.44, fig. 1.7; numbering, 2.33; text references to, 3.9; use of term, 3.23
preparation of: charts, 3.44; digital artwork, 2.32, 3.15; files identified for publishers, 3.16; and numbering, 2.33–34; separate files for each component, 2.31, 2.41, 2.85, 3.1, 3.16; submission to publishers, 3.3–4, 3.15–20; tables, 3.48
reproduction of: cropping, scaling, and shading, 3.19; halftones, 3.3, 3.6, figs. 3.1–2; previously published materials, 2.52; publishers’ redrawing of, 3.20; scans, 2.32, 2.52, 3.15
and running heads, 1.8, 1.16, 2.120
source citations for, 14.57
submission to publishers, 2.2, 2.4–5, 2.32, 3.3–4, 3.15–20
symbols or patterns used in, 3.7, 3.25, 3.46, fig. 3.6, fig. 3.9
vs. tables, 3.2
text references and callouts to (see callouts to illustrations and tables; text references to illustrations and tables)
thumbnails for, 1.105, 1.116, 3.8, 3.52, 4.94
types of: color, 1.6, 2.42, 3.3, 3.15, 3.19, 3.44; continuous-tone, 3.3; line art, 3.4, 3.19–20, 3.42, figs. 3.3–4, fig. 3.6; musical examples, 3.4, fig. 3.5; text figures and plates, 3.5
unexpressed page numbers for, 1.44
unnumbered, 3.13, fig. 3.3
as works made for hire, 3.34, 4.10, 4.79
See also alt text; artwork; captions; charts and graphs; lists of illustrations and tables; tables
image agencies, 3.37, 4.102, 4.104, 4.105
image descriptions. See alt text
images. See artwork; illustrations
imperative mood, 5.126, 5.160, 5.165, 5.221, 5.265. See also imperative sentences (directives)
imperative sentences (directives)
as in, 5.254
commas in, 6.24–25
conjunctions in, 6.22
conjunctive adverbs in, 6.61
defined, 5.221
exceptional, 5.222
for gender neutrality, 5.265
grammatical ellipses in, 5.236
indirect questions as, 6.73
infinitives in, 5.113
negative, 5.157, 5.242
periods with, 6.12
question marks with, 6.72
understood you in, 5.55, 5.126, 6.25
imperfect (progressive, continuous) tenses, 5.123, 5.132, 5.139, 5.160
implicit (zero) articles, 5.81
impressions
defined, 1.28
vs. editions, 1.25, 1.28
impression lines, 1.22, 1.30–31, figs. 1.1–2
and publication dates, 14.42
See also reprints
imprints, 14.37–38. See also publishers’ names
in, after chapter and part titles in source citations, 13.109, 14.8, 14.66
in order that, 5.207
in press, 1.87, 1.123, 8.190, 14.45. See also forthcoming
inasmuch as, 5.207, 5.254
Inc., 6.47, 10.29, 10.28, 14.33
including, 6.53, 10.48
inclusive (continuing) numbers, 9.62–66
abbreviating and condensing, 9.63–64, 9.66, 15.14
with abbreviations and symbols, 9.19
commas with, 9.65
for dates, 6.83–84, 9.36, 9.62, 9.66, 14.19, 14.43
en dashes in, 2.85, 6.82–84, 8.167, 9.62, 13.20, 14.19, 14.43, 15.108, 15.133
full forms for, 9.63, 9.64, 9.66
in index entries, 15.12, 15.14, 15.29, 15.36, 15.108, 15.112, 15.120
with percent, 7.96 (sec. 1)
and repeated quantities, 9.19
Roman numerals, 9.63, 15.14
in tables, 3.84
unfinished ranges of, 6.84, 14.43
words between, 9.62
See also numbers; page ranges
inclusivity, 5.255–66
alternatives for, 5.265
avoiding gender bias, 5.50–52, 5.82, 5.254, 5.263–66
and common bias areas, 5.258
conscious choices for, 5.255
editors’ attention to, 2.57
evolving standards for, 5.257
and gender-specific suffixes and labels, 5.263–64
and labels, 5.259, 5.264
noun forms in, 5.13
person-first vs. identity-first language, 5.260–61
purposes of, 5.256
resources on, 5.255
and secondary sources on Indigenous peoples, 14.136
sensitivity and authenticity readings for, 2.54
See also Indigenous peoples
indeed, 6.52, 6.61
indefinite articles. See a and an; articles (definite and indefinite)
indefinite gender, 5.13
indefinite pronouns, 5.50, 5.71, 5.144, 5.266
indentation
in bibliographies, 1.70, 2.14, 2.28, 13.68, fig. 13.8, fig. 13.10
defined, 2.14
in dialogue and drama, 12.8, 12.54
and electronic file cleanup, 2.85
in glossary entries, 2.27
in indexes, 15.24, 15.26, 15.28, 15.115, 15.130, 15.133, 15.136, 15.142
marking manuscripts for, 2.103
of paragraphs, 2.14–15, 2.23, 12.22, 12.65
proofreading for, 2.118, 2.131
of quotations (see under quotations)
and runover lines (see runover lines)
in tables, 3.61–63, 3.74–75, fig. 3.14, fig. 3.22
of text following block quotations, 2.23, 12.24
of text messages as dialogue, 12.50
types of, 2.14
of vertical lists, 2.14, 2.25, 6.141
word-processor function, 2.14–15, 2.23–25, 2.28, 2.85, 15.130
See also block quotations; hanging (flush-and-hang) indentation; indexes: in indented style; margins; quotations
indented style (indexes). See under indexes
independent (absolute) possessive pronouns, 5.53
independent clauses
adverbs modifying, 5.161
antecedents in, 5.61, 5.63
colons with, 6.65
commas with, 6.22–23, 6.35, 6.49
in complex sentences, 5.226
in compound sentences, 5.225
in compound-complex sentences, 5.227
conjunctions with, 6.22, 6.35, 6.63
defined, 5.232
introducing quotations, 12.16
passive voice in, 5.119
quotations of, 6.43, 8.163
semicolons with, 6.60–63
and sentence types, 5.224–27
See also dependent (subordinate) clauses
independent professionals
book designers, 2.41, 2.79
editors, 2.41, 2.53, 2.79
at graphic arts services, 3.15
indexers, 2.76, 15.3–4
for obtaining permissions, 4.80n1
proofreaders, 2.106
independent publishing. See self-published books
index entries
and cross-references (see cross-references, in indexes)
double posting, 15.16, 15.30, 15.98, 15.129, 15.132
examples of, 15.140–44
inclusive (continuing) numbers in, 15.12, 15.14, 15.29, 15.36, 15.108, 15.112, 15.120
locators in: appropriate use of, 15.12; chapter numbers with, 15.34; checking, 15.132; ff. and et seq. with, 15.12; illustration numbers with, 15.39; italics and boldface for, 15.39, 15.139–40, 15.142; long strings of, 15.119, 15.127, 15.132; with main headings, 15.9, 15.128; across multiple volumes, 1.9; for notes, 14.56, 15.32–36, 15.116; number of per entry, 15.10, 15.119, 15.127, 15.132; number of per page, 15.117; page ranges for, 15.12, 15.14, 15.36, 15.108, 15.120; pagination final for, 2.109–11, 2.118, 2.123, 15.109; paragraph numbers as, 2.111, 15.12–13, 15.109; punctuation with, 15.25, 15.102, 15.108; for scattered references, 15.12; section numbers as, 15.12, 15.14, 15.109; for subentries, 15.10; undifferentiated, after main headings with subentries, 15.128
main headings: alphabetizing, 15.64 (see also alphabetization); beginning with numerals, 15.73; checking, 15.132; cross-references following, 15.17, 15.26; definition and use of, 15.9; initial lowercase letters for, 15.11; inversion in, 15.9, 15.64, 15.102; noun or noun phrase for, 15.9; refining terms for, 15.125; vs. subentries, 15.126; typing and modifying, 15.121; undifferentiated locators after, 15.128
punctuation of, 15.102–8; and alphabetization, 15.67–69; checking, 15.132; colons, 15.19–20, 15.25, 15.103; with cross-references, 15.17–20, 15.26, 15.103–5; em dashes, 6.98, 15.27, 15.107, 15.140; en dashes, 15.34, 15.108, 15.133; in indented style, 15.26, 15.28, 15.103; with inversions, 9.44, 15.102; with locators, 15.25, 15.102, 15.108; in run-in style, 15.25, 15.27, 15.103–104; with subentries, 6.98, 15.103–4; with sub-subentries, 15.27–28, 15.107
subentries: alphabetizing, 15.76–78 (see also alphabetization); articles in, 15.59–60, 15.76, 15.128; checking, 15.132; chronological order of, 15.78, 15.132; cross-references following, 15.10, 15.18, 15.20, 15.26; cross-references to, 15.19–20; definition and use of, 15.10; excessive number of, 15.132; indentation of, 15.136; initial lowercase letters in, 15.11; vs. main entries, 15.126; marking proofs for, 15.119; numerical order of, 15.77; punctuation of, 6.98, 15.103–4; in run-in vs. indented style, 15.25–26, 15.76, 15.112, 15.140–42; syntax for, 15.10, 15.76, 15.128; typing and modifying, 15.121; when to use, 15.119, 15.127, 15.132
sub-subentries: avoiding, 15.27, 15.132; and continued lines, 15.138; in indented style, 15.26, 15.28, 15.141–42; punctuation of, 15.27–28, 15.107; in run-in style, 15.27–28, 15.140–41; syntax for, 15.128
sub-sub-subentries, 15.28, 15.142
vanity entries, 15.31
See also alphabetization; indexes; indexing
indexes
automatic “generation” of, 15.114
continued lines in, 15.138
databases in place of, 1.119–20
editing, 2.73, 15.131–33
in electronic publications, 15.1, 15.7, 15.13, 15.15, 15.111
examples of, 15.140–44
format of term, 8.181
hanging (flush-and-hang) indentation of, 15.24, 15.115, 15.130, 15.133
headnotes to, 15.39, 15.98, 15.139–40, 15.142, 15.144
of illustrations, 15.39, 15.139–40
in indented style: continued lines in, 15.138; cross-references in, 15.20, 15.26, 15.28; description of, 15.26; examples of, 15.26, 15.28, 15.141–42; hanging (flush-and-hang) indentation in, 15.24, 15.115, 15.130; punctuation in, 15.26, 15.28, 15.103; runover lines in, 15.26, 15.28, 15.136; subentries in, 15.26, 15.76, 15.141–42; sub-subentries in, 15.26, 15.28, 15.141–42
length of, 15.112, 15.117, 15.132
order of multiple, 1.73
placement of in books, 1.4, 1.73
proofreading, 2.2, 2.111
quality of, 15.131
and repagination issues, 2.123
in run-in style: chronological order for subentries in, 15.78; continued lines in, 15.138; cross-references in, 15.20, 15.25; description of, 15.25; examples of, 15.140; hanging (flush-and-hang) indentation in, 15.24, 15.115; indentation guidelines for, 15.136; punctuation in, 15.25, 15.27, 15.103–4; sub-subentries in, 15.27–28, 15.140–41
running heads for, 1.14, 15.6
vs. searches, 15.2, 15.7
submission format of, 15.130
in tables of contents, 1.42, fig. 1.5
titles for, 15.130
types of: author-and-title, for edited volumes, 15.6; of authors’ names, 15.6, 15.38, 15.144; embedded, 15.7; of first lines, 15.6, 15.143–44; hyperlinked, 15.7, 15.13, 15.15, 15.109, 15.111; for journals (see journals: indexes in); for multivolume works, 1.9; online, 1.105, 1.118; of past contributors, 1.109; single vs. multiple, 15.6, 15.38, 15.130
typographic considerations for, 15.134–39; bad breaks, 15.137; continued lines, 15.138; distinguishing multiple indexes, 1.14, 15.6; distinguishing types of entries and locators, 15.39, 15.139–40, 15.142, 15.144; justification, 15.130, 15.135; running heads, 1.14, 15.6; titles of works, 15.55; type size and column width, 1.73, 15.134; typesetting instructions, 15.133, 15.143
value of, 15.2
as works made for hire, 4.10
See also alphabetization; index entries; indexing
indexing
abbreviations, 15.54, 15.57, 15.72
authors’ role in, 2.76, 15.3–4, 15.24, 15.30, 15.109, 15.113
for edited volumes, 2.47, 15.6
glossaries, 15.32
mechanics of: alphabetizing (see alphabetization); checking cross-references, 15.129; editing and refining entries, 15.123, 15.125–29; editing others’ indexes, 15.131–32; marking proofs, 15.116–20, fig. 15.1; noting errors in text, 15.124, 15.130; pagination, final, 2.109–11, 2.118, 2.123, 15.109; parts of works to index, 15.32–39; preliminary work, 15.109; preparation, 15.109–15; publishers’ preferences, 15.112, 15.115, 15.117, 15.122, 15.128; software, 15.5, 15.65, 15.113, 15.116, 15.122; submitting, 15.130; typesetting instructions, 15.133, 15.143; typing entries, 15.121–22, 15.130
notes, 14.56, 15.32–36, 15.116, 15.118
personal names: academic titles and offices with, 15.48; basic rules for, 15.79–82; clerical titles with, 15.47; as company names, 15.97; compound, 15.80; deadnames, 15.42; familiar forms of, 15.41, 15.79; full names unknown, 15.51; hyphens in, 15.44, 15.80; with initials, 8.14, 15.38, 15.71, 15.86; Jr., Sr., III, and such with, 6.46, 15.49; Mac, Mc, or O’ with, 15.81; as main entries, 15.9; married women’s, 15.44, 15.92; non-English (see personal names, non-English below); with numbers, 9.44, 15.45, 15.49, 15.74; with particles, 15.79, 15.92; people with same name, 15.43; pseudonyms, 15.42; Saint with, 15.82; saints, 15.50; sovereigns and other rulers, 15.45, 15.74; titled persons, 15.46
personal names, non-English, 15.83–95; Arabic, 15.83; Asian, other, 15.95; Burmese, 15.84; Chinese, 15.85; Hungarian, 8.14, 15.86; Indian, 15.87; Indonesian, 15.88; Japanese, 15.89; Korean, 15.90; Portuguese, 15.91; Spanish, 15.91–92; Thai, 15.93; Vietnamese, 15.94
place-names, 15.29, 15.52–53, 15.70, 15.98–101
and professional indexers, 2.76, 15.3–4
from proofs, 2.109, 2.111, 2.123, 15.4, 15.109, 15.111, 15.114, 15.116, 15.132
proper nouns: abbreviations as, 15.54, 15.72; also as for old forms, 15.98; cross-references for (see cross-references, in indexes); entities with same name, 15.43, 15.53, 15.70; incomplete or unknown, 15.52; organizations, 15.54, 15.72, 15.96–97; passing mentions of, 15.31; persons, places, or things with same name, 15.70; resources on, 15.40, 15.79; variants of, 15.40. See also personal names and place-names above
in publication process and schedules, 2.2, 2.73, 2.76, 15.4, 15.109
resources on, 15.8, 15.13, 15.66, 15.92, 15.113
term choices: editing, 15.123, 15.125–26, 15.128; marking proofs for, 15.116–20, fig. 15.1; nouns or noun phrases, 15.9; passing mentions, 15.31; as reflective of text, 15.29–30; and type of material, 15.117
titles of works, 15.55–63; articles at beginning of, 15.56–57, 15.59–60, 15.64; authors, first lines, and, 15.144; with authors’ names in parentheses, 15.58, 15.105; double-posted under authors’ names, 15.58; non-English, 15.56–57, 15.60–61; periodicals, 15.56–57; prepositions at beginning of, 15.61; question marks or exclamation points at end of, 15.62; separately, 15.6; subtitles, 15.63; typographic treatment of, 15.55; under works of entries, 15.58. See also alphabetization: articles disregarded in
See also alphabetization; index entries; indexes
India, names in, 15.87
indicative mood, 5.125, 5.128, 5.133–34, 5.160
indie authors. See self-published books
Indigenous, indigenous, 8.1, 8.39
Indigenous languages, 11.49–52
authorities for, 11.52
resources on, 11.49, 11.52
syllabaries in, 11.51
writing systems, 11.50–51
Indigenous peoples
capitalization of term, 8.1
direct citation of, 14.137
Elders and Knowledge Keepers, 14.137
group name plurals and capitalization, 7.10, 8.39
and land acknowledgments, 1.22
personal names of, 8.5, 11.49, 14.137
secondary sources on, 14.136
and terms for sexual orientation, 8.42
indirect questions, 5.207, 6.45, 6.73
Indonesian language, names, 8.19, 15.88
infinitives, 5.110–13
dangling, 5.113
defined, 5.110
gerunds as substitutes for, 5.116
with have, 5.158
personal pronouns as subjects of, 5.47
split, 5.112, 5.176
to in, 5.110, 5.112, 5.161, 5.176
infinity symbol, circled (paper durability), 1.39
inflected genitives, 5.22
informal speech. See colloquial usage; slang
infra, as prefix, 7.96 (sec. 4)
initialisms
ampersands with, 10.12
articles with, 5.254, 7.33, 10.10
capitalization of, 10.6, 10.30, 10.31
company names, 10.29, 10.30
country names, 10.36–37
defined, 10.2
disease and medical terms, 8.145
indexing, 15.57, 15.72
journal titles, 14.69, 15.57
in lists of abbreviations, fig. 1.8
periods omitted from, 10.29
possessives of, 7.17
small vs. full-size capitals for, 10.9
spaces omitted from, 10.5, 10.12
versions and sections of Bible, 10.54
See also abbreviations, general; abbreviations, specific; acronyms
initials
decorative, in text, 12.36
in and as names: alphabetizing, 8.14, 15.71, 15.86; in authors’ prefaces, 1.46; for authors with same last name, 13.116, 15.43; for hyphenated given names, 8.8; and indexes of authors’ names, 15.38; punctuation of, 7.69, 10.4, 10.14; in source citations, 13.75–76, 14.111; spacing of, 2.85, 8.4; vs. spelled-out names, 15.38, 15.71; and word division, 7.42
spacing of, 2.85, 6.129, 7.69, 8.4, 10.14, 13.76
See also initialisms
in-law, compound terms with, 7.96 (sec. 3)
inscriptions, collections of, 14.149
insertions. See additions and insertions
inserts. See illustrations: galleries
Instagram, 8.193. See also social media
institutions
academic, 8.69
as authors, 13.73
capitalization of, 8.69
churches as, 8.99
in non-English languages, 11.28, 11.68, 11.97
possessives of, 7.20
unusual capitalization of, 8.70
See also academic concerns; business and commerce; governmental entities; organization names; universities
intellectual property rights
basic vs. subsidiary, 4.17–18
to derivative works and performance, 4.14
and originality, 4.3, 4.5, 4.76
of public display, 4.13–14, 4.35
of reproduction and distribution, 4.13, 4.35, 4.55, 4.80, 4.112
subdivision of, 4.35
and trademark protection, 4.16
See also copyright; subsidiary rights
intensifiers, 5.161
intensive and reflexive pronouns, 5.44, 5.55, 5.57
inter, as prefix, 7.96 (sec. 4)
intercaps (midcaps), 8.70, 8.155
interior (internal) discourse, 12.49
interior monologues, 4.91, 12.49. See also dialogue; speech
interjections, 5.213–16
capitalization of, 7.31
as colloquial, 5.214
defined, 5.213
exclamations as, 5.223, 6.38
functional variation of, 5.215
punctuation with, 5.213, 6.38
spelling of, 7.31
in transcriptions of discussions or interviews, 12.56
words used exclusively as, 5.216
See also exclamation points
internal (interior) discourse, 4.91, 12.49
International ISBN Agency, 1.36, 1.83
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
archival practices, 1.124
country name abbreviations, 10.36
currency codes, 9.23–25
ISBNs, 1.36
language codes, 11.7
standard date format, 6.115, 9.37–38
See also Unicode standard
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), 6.109, 11.24
International Standard Book Number. See ISBN
International Standard Serial Number. See ISSN
International System of Units (SI), 10.57–65
base quantities and units, 10.60
binary systems, 9.12
decimal markers, 9.57–58
derived units, 10.63
form for, 10.58
grams, 10.55
mega-, giga-, tera-, and such, 9.11–12, 10.55, 10.61–62
non-SI units, 10.65
overview of, 10.57
resources on, 9.58, 10.57
SI units referred to as abbreviations, 10.2
technical abbreviations, list of, 10.55
internet
abbreviations for related terms, 10.55
images from, 3.15
protocols, 7.85, 10.55, 13.12
treatment of term, 7.85
See also addresses, email; blogs and blog posts; electronic publications; hyperlinks; online publications; URLs; websites and web pages
interpolations and clarifications. See editorial interpolations and clarifications
interrogative adverbial conjunctions, 5.208
interrogative pronouns, 5.33, 5.58–59, 5.62
interrogative sentences. See questions
interviews and discussions
editing, 2.67
numbers in, 12.51
permissions for, 14.108
releases for, 4.81
source citations for, 14.108–11
transcription of, 12.56–57
See also dialogue; direct address; personal communications; speech; transcriptions
in-text citations. See text citations
intra, as prefix, 7.96 (sec. 4)
intransitive verbs, 5.38, 5.102, 5.105, 5.174–75
introductions
copyright of, 4.79
vs. forewords, 1.53
format of term, 8.181, 14.12
illustrations in, numbering, 3.11
indexing, 15.32
to journal special issues, 1.111
location and format of, 1.48, 1.52–54
to parts of text, 1.42, 1.54
placement of in books, 1.4
for previously published materials, 2.51
source citations for, 14.7, 14.12
submission of, 2.4
in tables of contents, fig. 1.5
introductory words and phrases
and alphabetization, 15.76
colons with, 6.68–71, 12.16, 13.14
commas with, 6.33–34, 6.36–38
em dashes with, 6.92
italics for, in legal-style citations, 14.173
See also speaker tags
Inuktitut language, 11.51
inversion of names
in bibliographies and reference lists: first authors’ names only, 13.18, 13.22–23, 13.71, 13.78, 13.106–7, 14.3; single authors’ names, 13.77, 13.106; titles of manuscript collections, 14.127
in indexes (see indexing: personal names)
inverted carets, 2.99, 2.100, 2.137
inverted word order
adverbial phrases with, 6.34
in exclamations, 5.223
in indexes, 15.9, 15.64, 15.76, 15.98, 15.102
and noun case, 5.20–21
in speaker tags, 12.14, 12.41
as syntax variation, 5.231
of titles beginning with articles, 15.56–57, 15.59–60, 15.64
See also inversion of names
Ireland, 1.38
irregular (strong) verbs, 5.104, 5.134, 5.149. See also auxiliary (helping) verbs
irregular adjectives, 5.91
irregular adverbs, 5.170
irregular nouns, 5.22, 7.5, 7.16, 7.27
ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
for books in multiple formats, 1.22, 1.36, fig. 1.1, fig. 1.4
on copyright pages, 1.22, 1.36, fig. 1.1
on covers and jackets, 1.36, 1.78, 1.83, 1.93
for ebooks, 1.31, fig. 1.1, fig. 1.4
hyphenation of, 6.81
lists of assigned, 1.22
as metadata, 1.84
and print and electronic publishing model, 1.22, 1.36, fig. 1.4, 4.112
proofreading, 2.113
resources on, 1.36
isiXhosa (Xhosa language), 11.25
ISO. See International Organization for Standardization
ISSN (International Standard Serial Number), 1.22, 1.36, 1.88, 1.93, 1.95, 1.101
ISSN International Centre, 1.36
issue numbers
in copyright lines, 1.112
on journal covers, 1.93, 2.114
as metadata, 1.101
no., nos. for, 14.70
numerals for, 9.29, 14.70
omission of, 14.70
overview of, 1.89
proofreading, 2.139
and retractions, 1.100
in source citations, 13.26, 13.110, 14.64, 14.70, 14.74, 14.84
in tables of contents, 1.96
it, 5.50, 5.119, 5.239, 5.246–47, 8.78, 8.119
it is I, it is me, 5.254
Italian language, 11.53–60
capitalization in, 8.10, 11.53
personal names, 8.10
punctuation in, 11.54–56, 11.59–60
quotations and dialogue in, 11.54
resources on, 11.53
special characters in, 11.60
word division in, 11.57–59
italics
alternatives to, 7.66, 8.165
marking manuscripts for, 2.102
marking proofs for, 2.136, 7.50
plurals of words in, 7.12
possessives in, 7.29
proofreading, 2.118, 2.136
and punctuation, 6.2, 13.91
and semantic markup, 7.50
for titles of works (see under titles of works)
vs. underlining, 2.18, 2.85, 2.102
uses of: abbreviations, 2.27, 10.8, 10.56, 13.64; book titles within collected works, 8.180; computer terminology, 7.84; cross-references in source citations, 13.83; dialogue, 12.49–50; emphasis, 7.49, 7.51, 12.73, 13.40; enzyme names, 8.134; epigraphs, 12.35; gene names, 8.133; genus and species names, 8.2, 8.121–24, 8.175, 13.97; glossary terms, 2.27; glossed ASL, 11.143; highlighting key terms, 7.58; index cross-references, 15.15, 15.20, 15.22–23; index references to illustrations, 15.39, 15.139–40; in legal-style citations, 14.173, 14.177, 14.185; letters as letters (e.g., b), 7.67, 9.7; mathematical variables, 7.73; mottoes, 7.65; music dynamics, 7.80; N, n, in tables, 3.86, fig. 3.21; non-English words and phrases in English context, 7.55–56, 8.175, 11.3, 11.6, 11.82, 11.97–98, 11.103, 11.120, 14.173; notes keyed to page numbers, 13.57, fig. 13.6; notes to tables, 3.78–79; numbers and letters in lists, 6.140; rhyme schemes, 7.72; SI base quantities, 10.60; sic, 6.77, 7.57, 12.72; significance (probability) levels (p), 3.81; spatial locators (e.g., above, left) in captions, 3.24; stage directions, 12.54; table stub entries, 3.61; Total in tables, fig. 3.16; transcriptions of discussions or interviews, 12.56; variables, 7.73; vessel names, 8.117, 8.175, 13.97; words and phrases used as words, 6.2, 7.66, 8.175
word-processor styles for, 2.87
See also non-English materials; non-English words and phrases
Italy
currency in, 9.25
decimal markers in, 9.57
See also Italian language
its, it’s, 2.116, 5.54, 5.254