PLJ MANUAL OF STYLE AND CITATION Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the official font for the PLJ?
Garamond
When do we use small caps as a type face?
Article titles and headings;
Books authors in footnotes;
Book titles in footnotes;
Journal titles in footnotes;
Book titles in text
When does the Journal use Italics?
Bylines;
Opening quotes;
In-text emphases;
Citing titles of articles or cases in text;
Short form of case titles in footnotes;
Short form of book titles in text.
When does the Journal use the BOLD typeface?
Article titles and headings;
Article sub-headings
What is the general rule in middle names when citing authors?
In general, cite an author’s name as the source lists it, but omit middle initials unless an author is popular known by these.
e.g. Juan Dela Cruz NOT Juan S. Dela Cruz
BUT
Vicente V. Mendoza;
Jose B.L. Reyes
When do we use an ampersand “&”?
When there are two authors, cite them using an ampersand.
E.g. Mark Dennis Joven & William Varias
Does a comma precede the ampersand?
NO.
Does a comma precede “et al.”?
NO.
Abbreviate: Association
Ass’n
Abbreviate “Brothers”
Bros.
Abbreviate “Company”
Co.
Abbreviate “Corporation”
Corp.
Abbreviate “Incorporated”
Inc.
Abbreviate “Limited”
Ltd.
Abbreviate “Number”
No.
What is the rule for dates?
Use <month> <day> <year> format;
Do not abbreviate the name of month in the body text;
However, abbreviate them in footnotes to the FIRST THREE LETTERS ONLY</year></day></month>
Months exempt from the first-three-letter rule: “May,” “June,” “July,” and “Sept.”
What is the general rule for quoting phrases with less than 50 words?
General rule: Enclose the quotation in double quotation marks (“”).
Exception: Block quote when the material would commonly be set-off such as dialogues or poems.
Special rule: single quotation marks (‘’) for quoted portions within a quotation.
Where do we place footnote number in a quotation?
Directly after the quotation marks
Where do we place footnote number in a quotation?
Directly after the quotation marks
What are the rules for block quotes?
Rules on block quotes:
Use when it is at least 50 words (xpn: when the quote is a dialogue or poem, etc.);
Indent on the lft and right;
Single spaced;
Without double quotation marks (xpn: when the quote itself contains qtn mrks)
Footnote citation should follow immediately after the final punctuation of the quotation
Font size is one-unit less than that for the body text
What is the rule on multiple paragraphs in block-quotes?
Indicate the paragraph structure by indentinng the first line of each paragraph.
It is not necessary to indent the first line of a quoted paragraph if it is not the first line of the paragraph being quoted.
