Author-Editor Guide to Technical Publications Preparation. Revision

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Abstract:

A guide for authors and editors of Air Weather Service technical publications. Summarizes Department of Defense and other technical publication standards to give specific guidance on manuscript preparation, editing, and publication. Discusses overall technical publication process in DoD and AWS. Describes DoD documentation distribution limitations, tells how to determine limitations and mark documents. Includes sections on The Words and The Numbers, along with summarized rules for punctuation and work compounds Bibliography. Keywords Technical writing Technical editing Meteorology Climatology Military technical publications.

Author(s):
Horn, George M.
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS CENTER SCOTT AFB IL
Descriptive Note:
Technical note
Supplementary Note:
Supersedes rept. dated Sep 1986, ADA192850.
Pagination:
0068

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
USAFETAC/TN-86/001
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness
Modernization Areas:
Cyber
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*TECHNICAL WRITING, *MILITARY PUBLICATIONS, *CLIMATOLOGY, *METEOROLOGY, *BIBLIOGRAPHIES, GUIDANCE, EDITING, WORDS(LANGUAGE), LIMITATIONS, DISTRIBUTION, PREPARATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, STANDARDS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Meteorology, Information Science
Keyword(s):
*AIR WEATHER SERVICE
Report Date:
1990 Jan 01