Updates to The CSE Manual

[Last modified 2025 Mar 4]

 

Typographical corrections and other minor clarifications will be made to the ninth edition of The CSE Manual as needed, as will any other necessary updates, per CSE editorial policy. Such changes are posted here as they are implemented.

In the following list, locations link to the current, corrected content in the online edition of The CSE Manual. Each change will also be made in any future printings of the book version of The CSE Manual (on the page indicated in parentheses).

Chapter 2: Publication Policies and Practices

• Cited References (p 48). Note 43 has been updated to read as follows: 43. Library of Congress, US Copyright Office. Copyright law of the United States (Title 17). Chapter 1, Subject matter and scope of copyright; [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://www.copyright.gov/title17

Chapter 7: Prose Style and Word Choice

• Cited References (p 171). The access date and URL in note 4 have been updated; the note now reads as follows: 4. Council of Science Editors, Committee of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarly resources. Council of Science Editors; [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/deia-scholarly-resources

Chapter 8: Names and Personal Designations

• Cited References (p 187). The URL in note 5 has been updated; the note now reads as follows: 5. Sun XL, Zhou J. English versions of Chinese authors’ names in biomedical journals: observations and recommendations. Sci Ed. 2002;25(1):3–4. https://csedev01.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/v25n1p003-004.pdf
• Cited References (p 187). The URL in note 14 has been updated; the note now reads as follows: 14. Council of Science Editors, Board of Directors. Scientific Style and Format update: capitalize racial and ethnic group designations. Council of Science Editors; 2020 Oct 20. https://doi.org/10.36591/SE-D-4303-97
• Cited References (p 187–188). The URL in note 15 has been updated; the note now reads as follows: 15. Council of Science Editors, Committee of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarly resources. Council of Science Editors; [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/deia-scholarly-resources

Chapter 9: Capitalization

• 9.4.9, “Websites and Electronic Addresses” (p 198). The phrase “better known at URLs” has been corrected to “better known as URLs” (“as” replaces “at”).

Chapter 10: Type Styles, Excerpts, Quotations, and Ellipses

• Table 10.1, “Examples of Superscripts and Subscripts” (p 205). In the second column, the expression “50°C” has been changed to “50 °C” (with a space before the degree symbol).

Chapter 12: Numbers, Units, Mathematical Expressions, and Statistics

• Table 12.2, “Symbols for Select National Currencies” (p 231). The URL at the end of table footnote c has been updated to https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/.
• Table 12.10, “Common Operators in Arithmetic, Algebra, and Number Theory” (p 243). In the fourth column, a period after “(Unicode 2248)” has been deleted.

Chapter 15: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Table 15.1, “Electromagnetic Spectrum” (p 284). In the first column, an errant circumflex overlapping the first “t” in the phrase “Broadcasting and other communications” has been deleted.

Chapter 20: Drugs and Pharmacokinetics

• Cited References (p 366). The access date and URL in note 9 have been updated; the note now reads as follows: 9. WHO Drug Information. World Health Organization. [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://www.who.int/our-work/access-to-medicines-and-health-products/who-drug-information

Chapter 21: Genes, Chromosomes, and Related Molecules

• Cited References (p 448). The access date and URL in note 40 have been updated; the note now reads as follows: 40. Nomenclature. American Society for Microbiology Journals; [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://journals.asm.org/writing-your-paper#nomenclature

Chapter 22: Taxonomy and Nomenclature

• Cited References (p 494). The access date and URL in note 77 have been updated; the note now reads as follows: 77. Bergey’s manual of systematics of archaea and bacteria. Bergey’s Manual Trust; 2015 Sep 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608

Chapter 23: Anatomical and Physiological Descriptions for Macroorganisms

• Table 23.4, “Examples of Variables for Respiratory Function” (p 509). In table footnote b, “Pa_CO2” and “Ca_O2” have been corrected to “Pa_CO₂” and “Ca_O₂” (respectively; the numeral 2 is a sub-subscript).

Chapter 25: Earth

• Cited References (p 552). Note 20 has been updated to read as follows: 20. Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Science Division Staff. Soil survey manual. 4th ed. Ditzler C, Scheffe K, Monger HC, editors. Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service; 2017. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/soil-survey-manual
• Cited References (p 552). The URL in note 22 has been updated; the note now reads as follows: 22. Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service. The color of soil. Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/color-of-soil.pdf. Adapted from Lynn WC, Pearson MJ. The color of soil. Sci Teach. 2000;67(5):20–23.
• Cited References (pp 552–553). The URL in note 27 has been updated; the note now reads as follows: 27. Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff. Soil taxonomy: a basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd ed. Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service; 1999. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/guides-and-instructions/soil-taxonomy
• Cited References (p 553). The access date and URL in note 29 have been updated; the note now reads as follows: 29. Soil series classification database (SC). Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff; [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/soil-series-classification-database-sc
• Cited References (p 553). Note 32 has been updated to read as follows: 32. US General Soil Map (STATSGO2). Department of Agriculture (US), Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Staff; [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/u-s-general-soil-map-statsgo2

Chapter 27: Journal Style and Format

• 27.4.4, “ISSN and CODEN” (p 583). The URL for the national ISSN website for India (including the parenthetical “search with” explanation that followed it) has been replaced with the following: https://niscpr.res.in/nationalmission/issn

Chapter 30: Tables, Figures, and Indexes

• 30.2.3.3, “Illustrations: Line Drawings” (p 726). The spelling “Eurostyle” has been corrected to “Eurostile” (with an “i”).

Chapter 33: Digital Standards of Scholarly Journal Publishing

• Cited References (p 787). The ISO number and URL have been updated in note 8; the note now reads as follows: 8. International Organization for Standardization. Information and documentation—digital object identifier system. International Organization for Standardization; 2022. (ISO 26324:2022). https://www.iso.org/standard/81599.html
• Cited References (p 788). Note 47 has been updated to read as follows: 47. Garrish M, Herman I, Cramer D, editors. EPUB 3.3. W3C Recommendation; c1999–2023. https://www.w3.org/TR/epub/
• Cited References (p 790). The URL in note 80 has been updated; the note now reads as follows: 80. What is digital archiving? Falcon Document Solutions; 2019 Mar 1. https://falcondocs.com/blogs/what-is-digital-archiving
• Cited References (p 790). The access date and URL in note 98 have been updated; the note now reads as follows: 98. Find the perfect journal for your article. Elsevier, BV, JournalFinder; [accessed 2024 Mar 10]. https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

Additional Resources

• Style Manuals: Scientific (p 794). The URL under the listing for Gustavii has been updated; the entry now reads as follows: Gustavii B. How to write and illustrate a scientific paper. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2008. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/how-to-write-and-illustrate-a-scientific-paper/2703C27BA4D7E6244E6B3DDE4EC2FF86

Index

• Under “spacing: mathematical expressions” (p 814): The first locator has been changed to “12.3.2.2” (from “12.3.2.1”).
• Under “spacing: mathematical operators” (p 814): The locator has been changed to “12.3.1.1.2” (from “12.3.1.2”).