Preface / on behalf of the University of Chicago Press, Russell David Harper.

Part I, Publishing and editing: Books and journals: Overview ; The parts of a book ; The parts of a journal -- Manuscript preparation, manuscript editing, and proofreading: Overview and process outline ; Manuscript preparation guidelines for authors ; Manuscript editing ; Proofreading -- Illustrations and tables: Overview ; Illustrations ; Tables -- Rights, permissions, and copyright administration / by William S. Strong: Overview ; Copyright law and the licensing of rights ; The publishing agreement ; The author's responsibilities ; Subsidiary rights and permissions.

Part II, Style and usage: Grammar and usage / by Bryan A. Garner: Grammar ; Syntax ; Word usage -- Punctuation: Overview ; Punctuation in relation to surrounding text ; Periods ; Commas ; Semicolons ; Colons ; Question marks ; Exclamation points ; Hyphens and dashes ; Parentheses ; Brackets and braces ; Slashes ; Quotation marks ; Apostrophes ; Spaces ; Multiple punctuation marks ; Lists and outline style -- Spelling, distinctive treatment of words, and compounds: Overview ; Plurals ; Possessives ; Contractions and interjections ; "A" and "an" ; Ligatures ; Word division ; Italics, capitals, and quotation marks ; Compounds and hyphenation -- Names, terms, and titles of works: Overview ; Personal names ; Titles and offices ; Epithets, kinship names, and personifications ; Ethnic, socioeconomic, and other groups ; Names of places ; Words derived from proper nouns ; Names of organizations ; Historical and cultural terms ; Calendar and time designations ; Religious names and terms ; Military terms ; Names of ships and other vehicles ; Scientific terminology ; Brand names and trademarks ; Software and devices ; Titles of works -- Numbers: Overview ; Numerals versus words ; Plurals and punctuation of numbers ; Inclusive numbers ; Roman numerals -- Abbreviations: Overview ; People and organizations ; Geographic terms ; Designations of time ; Scholarly abbreviations ; Biblical abbreviations ; Technology and science ; Commercial and social abbreviations -- Languages other than English: Overview ; General principles ; Languages using the Latin alphabet ; Languages usually transliterated (or romanized) ; Classical Greek ; Old English and Middle English ; American Sign Language (ASL) -- Quotations and dialogue: Overview ; Permissible changes to quotations ; Quotations in relation to text ; Quotation marks ; Dialogue and other forms of direct discourse ; Drama, discussions and interviews, and field notes ; Ellipses ; Interpolations and clarifications ; Attributing quotations in text.

Part III. Source citations and indexes: Source citations : overview: Introduction to source citations ; Notes and bibliography : basic format ; Notes and bibliography : examples and variations ; Notes ; Bibliographies ; Author's name ; Title of work ; Author-date : basic format ; Author-date : examples and variations ; Author-date reference lists ; Author-date text citations -- Source citations : examples: Overview ; Books ; Periodicals ; Websites, blogs, and social media ; Interviews and personal communications ; Papers, contracts, and reports ; Manuscript collections ; Special types of references ; Multimedia ; Legal and public documents -- Indexes: Overview ; Components of an index ; General principles of indexing ; What parts of a work to index ; Indexing proper names and variants ; Indexing titles of publications and other works ; Alphabetizing ; Punctuating indexes : a summary ; The mechanics of indexing ; Editing an index for publication ; Typographical considerations for indexes ; Examples of indexes.