Different disciplines have their own conventions for writing and documentation. These conventions are described in specific style manuals, which tell authors how to prepare articles for publication.
BIOLOGY
Council of Science Editors. Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 7th ed. Reston: Council of Science Eds., 2006. Print.
Also see CSE style
BUSINESS
American Management Association. The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing. New York: AMACOM, 1996. Print.
CHEMISTRY
Coghill, Anne M., and Lorrin R. Garson, eds. The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information.. 3rd ed. Washington: Amer. Chemical Soc., 2006. Print.
ENGINEERING
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE Editorial Style Manual.. IEEE, n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
ENGLISH AND THE HUMANITIES
MLA Handbook. 8th ed., MLA, 2016.
Also see MLA style
GEOLOGY
Bates, Robert L., Rex Buchanan, and Marla Adkins-Heljeson, eds. Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science. 5th ed. rev. Alexandria: Amer. Geological Inst., 2004. Print.
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Garner, Diane L. The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Social Science and Business Research. 3rd ed. Bethesda: Congressional Information Service, 2002. Print.
United States Government Printing Office. Style Manual. 30th ed. GPO, 2008. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
HISTORY
The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003. Print.
Also see Chicago style
JOURNALISM
Goldstein, Norm, ed. Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. Rev. ed. New York: Associated Press, 2008. Print.
LAW
Harvard Law Review et al. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 18th ed. Cambridge: Harvard Law Rev. Assn., 2005. Print.
LINGUISTICS
Linguistic Society of America. Language Style Sheet. LSA, n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
MATHEMATICS
American Mathematical Society. AMS Author Handbook. AMS, 2008. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
MEDICINE
American Medical Association. AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 10th ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2007. Print.
MUSIC
Holoman, D. Kern, ed. Writing about Music: A Style Sheet from the Editors of 19th-Century Music. Berkeley: U of California P, 1988. Print.
Also see MLA style
PHYSICS
American Institute of Physics. Style Manual: Instructions to Authors and Volume Editors for the Preparation of AIP Book Manuscripts. 5th ed. New York: AIP, 1995. Print.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
American Political Science Association. APSA Style Manual for Political Science. Rev. ed. Washington: APSA, 2006. Print.
PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES
American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington: APA, 2010. Print.
Also see APA style
SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL WRITING
American National Standards Institute. American National Standard for the Preparation of Scientific Papers for Written or Oral Presentation. ANSI, 2005. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.
Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications. 3rd ed. Redmond: Microsoft, 2004. Print.
Rubens, Philip, ed. Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2001. Print.
SOCIAL WORK
National Association of Social Workers Press. NASW Press Author Guidelines. NASW P, 2009. Web. 9 Sept. 2009.