It is often difficult to remember how to format the different types of titles (e.g., titles of books, articles, journals, book series, and conferences) encountered in academic writing. In hopes of helping authors, editors, and copy editors quickly discover the answer to such questions when they arise, we offer this quick-reference guide to title formatting. … Continue reading Formatting Titles
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Hyphenated Compounds in Titles
In a previous post, we discussed which words should be capitalized in bibliographic references. Hyphenated compounds require special attention (see CMS §8.159). The first element of a hyphenated compound is always capitalized. The second and subsequent elements are capitalized if one of the following conditions applies: 1. The first element is an independent word (as … Continue reading Hyphenated Compounds in Titles
Title Case
In bibliographic references, the following words should be lowercase in book, article, and paper titles unless they appear as the first word of the title or subtitle (SBLHS 2 §6.1.3.3; see CMS §8.157): 1. Articles a an das der die ein eine l’ la le les the un Example: La Violencia and the Hebrew Bible: … Continue reading Title Case
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