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Publications
Digital Library
"SPIE Digital Library" is the full name of the platform and SPIE should always be included when referencing the DL on spie.org.
The acronym is for internal use only. Dropping SPIE is acceptable on social media if space is at a premium, but should be avoided.
Do not capitalize "open access." Also, per Pubs request, do NOT hyphenate the term if it appears before an object as a compound adjective instead write, "an open access journal."
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It is acceptable to use the acronym OA but you must spell the term out at first mention and include the acronym as a parenthetical, "the journal is open access (OA)."
Journals
Do not capitalize "journal/s" after SPIE when referring to our group of products.
"SPIE journals," not "SPIE Journals"
Full journal titles are always italicized and in title case. The accepted acronyms of each journal are not italicized.
"Journal of Biomedical Optics"
"JATIS"
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Use ‘article’ when referring to a single piece in a journal.
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Full titles of each article are in sentence case.
Proceedings
"Proceedings of SPIE" is the proper name and references the book title, and should be capitalized. Otherwise all other uses of 'proceedings' should be lowercase.
Do not capitalize "proceedings" after SPIE when referring to our group of products:
"SPIE proceedings" not "SPIE Proceedings"
"SPIE conference proceedings" not "SPIE Conference Proceedings"
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Use ‘paper’ when referring to a single proceeding.
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Full titles of each paper - or presentation - are in sentence case.
Books
Do not capitalize "book/s" after SPIE when referring to our group of products.
"SPIE Press" is the proper name of our publishing arm and SPIE should always be included when referencing SPIE Press. Never "Press" or "SPIE press."
"Field Guides" and "Spotlights" and "Milestones" or the "Milestone Series" should be capitalized when referring to these SPIE Press book types.
Do not capitalize the words "monographs" and "handbooks."
Full titles of books, monographs, and handbooks should be title case and italicized.