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Athira Nair Surendran COM 307

The document discusses consistency of abbreviations, numbers, units of measurement, and equations in technical reports and journals. While reports and journals can vary between each other, consistency internally is important for clarity. Journals may or may not provide style guides for writers.

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Athira Nair Surendran COM 307

The document discusses consistency of abbreviations, numbers, units of measurement, and equations in technical reports and journals. While reports and journals can vary between each other, consistency internally is important for clarity. Journals may or may not provide style guides for writers.

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Athira Nair Surendran

COM 307

Question 4
In technical journals, review how reports or articles use abbreviations, numbers, units of
measurement, and equations. Are they consistent internally? Do they vary between reports
and journals? In the case of journals, does the journal provide a style guide for contributing
writers?

The abbreviations, numbers, units of measurement and equations in technical reports are
consistent internally. However, they do vary between reports and journals because it depends
on the engineer on how he/she wants to write his/her report and journal. In some cases, the
engineer can be inconsistent with the abbreviations and numbers and this can be avoided by
labelling or making notes for abbreviations and symbol languages. Consistency in language and
symbolism is also very important because that ensures that the material is clear. Editing and
proof-reading a few times are always good bets to ensure that the journal is well-written. In my
opinion, journals and reports must be consistent because it is presenting to a group of audience
about a methodology. If a small thing like the numbers are not consistent, it will leave a bad
impression of the journal to the audience. Style guides for journals are not necessary because
the engineer who writes the journal chooses how the journal is going to be presented. Every
engineer has a different style and this can be portrayed in their journal.

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