这本详细介绍如何撰写学术论文和学术论文格式规范的著作自1939年的第一版到现在的第十三版，已经走过了了七十年的历程。本书新版既是本版作者多年潜心研究学术论文写作及其格式规范的成果，也是本书几代作者孜孜不倦探究学术论文写作的结晶。

Preface to Chinese Edition
PART Ⅰ：The Processes of Research and Writing
Chapter 1：Writing Research Pape
Choosing a Topic
Collecting Information
Outlining the Paper
Writing the Paper
Elements of Research Pape ：Sample Pages
Chapter 2：Theses and Dissertatio
The Preliminaries （Front Matter）
The Text （Body） of the Paper
Reference Materials （Back Matter，or End Matter）
Elements of Theses and Dissertatio ：Sample Pages
Chapter 3：Quotatio
Indirect Quotation （Summary and Paraphrase）
Direct Quotation
Chapter 4：Style and Mechanics
Style
Mechanics
Editing and Proofreading
Chapter 5：Figures and Tables
Figures
Tables
Tables and Figures：Sample Pages
Chapter 6：The Finished Copy
The Final Draft
Equipment and Supplies
Printing Your Paper
PART Ⅱ：Systems of Documentation
General Information on Documentation
Purposes of Notes and Parenthetical References
The List of Sources
Chapter 7：Chicago Manual Style
Footnotes and Endnotes
Bibliographies
Examples of Footnote and Endnote Forms
and Bibliography Forms
Chapter 8：Modern Language Association Style
Content of Parenthetical Citatio
Placement and Punctuation of Parenthetical Documentation
The List of Works Cited
Works Cited Forms
MLA-Style Shortened Forms of Publishe ‘ Names
and Imprints
Sample Pages
Chapter 9：American Psychological Association Style
Parenthetical Reference Citatio  in Text
Reference Forms
The List of References
Sample Pages
Glossary
Index