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SIRCh: Science Writing Aids

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Software and Other Tools for Writing Assistance
Chemical Nomenclature Aids
Science Writing Manuals & Style Guides

Software and Other Tools for Writing Assistance

• Bibliographic Reference Managers (University of California, Davis)
• Guides & Handouts for Bibliographic Database Management (Wisconsin)
• ACD's ChemFolder
• ACD's ChemSketch
• ACD's Structure Drawing Applet
• CambridgeSoft's ChemDraw
• MDL's ISIS/Draw
• Chemistry 4D-Draw
• ChemWindow (Softshell Online)
• CLiDE Chemical Literature Data Extraction (University of Leeds)
• Greek letters, Symbols, Subscripts, and Superscripts
• sciPROOF

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Chemical Nomenclature Aids

• Nomenclature Lite: A Guide to Naming and Indexing Chemical Compounds by Charles H. Davis
• Beilstein's AUTONOM (organic)
• Chemistry 4-D Nomenclator
• ACD's Name (organic)
• IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (ACD version)
• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology
• Abbreviations and Symbols for Nucleic Acids, Polynucleotides, and Their Constituents
• Biochemical Nomenclature Publications  (IUPAC-IUBMB)
• IUPAC Publications on Nomenclature and Symbolism
• IUBMB Nomenclature Recommendations
• Bibliography of IUPAC and IUBMB Nomenclature Recommendations, April 1993
• Enzyme Nomenclature Database
• Nomenclature and Symbolism for Amino Acids and Peptides; Recommendations 1983
• Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure; IUPAC Recommendations 1994
• Chemical Nomenclature Aids in the IU Chemistry Library

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Science Writing Manuals and Style Guides

• The Chemistry Style Manual 2nd revised ed., 2004 by Kieran F. Lim (Deakin University)
• Online Technical Writing by David McMurrey, Austin Community College
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students by : Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Leslie Crowley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jeff Donnell, Georgia Tech; or Christene Moore, University of Texas at Austin.
• The Columbia Guide to Online Style
• MLA Style: Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web (See: "MLA Style" at the MLA Web site)
• Guides for Better Science Research and Writing

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