215 International Standard (ISO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONMEXAYHAPOAHAR OPFAHM3AUMA NO CTAHAAPTW3AUWMORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION Documentation -- Presentation of contributions to periodicals and other serials Documentation - Presentation des articles de periodiques et autres publications en serie First edition.-- 1986-11-15 UDC 655.535.563:05 + 07 Ref. No. ISO215-1986 (E) ISO 215-1986 (E) Descriptors : documentation, serials, periodicals, article of periodicals, presentation. Price based on 5 pages Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (Iso member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through Iso technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, govern- mental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. DraftInternationalStandardsadoptedbythetechnicalcommitteesarecirculatedto thememberbodies forapproval before theiracceptanceas International Standards by least 75 % approval by the member bodies voting. International Standard ISO 215 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Documentation. It cancels and replaces ISo Recommendation R 215-1961, of which it constitutes a technical revision. Users should note that all International Standards undergo revision from time to time and that any reference made herein to any other International Standard implies its latest edition, unless otherwise stated. ? InternationalOrganizationforStandardization,1986 Printed in Switzerland INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO215-1986 (E) Documentation -- Presentation of contributions to periodicals and other serials o Introduction Iso 5966, Documentation -- Presentation of scientific and technical reports. Thepurposeofthis International Standard is to improveaccess to the information contained in periodicals and other serials, Iso7144,Documentation-Presentation of theses and similar thereby facilitating information retrieval for the benefit of documents. readers and documentation services. The aim of this International Standard is to assist authors in the presentation of their manuscripts as wellas to assist editors and 3Definitions publishers in the drafting of guidelines for their contributors (authors). For the purpose of this International Standard the definitions given in iso 5127 and the following definitions apply : Scope and field of application 3.1 abstract : Short representation of the content of a docu- 'This International Standard gives rules for the preparation and mentwithout interpretation or criticism. presentation of contributions to scientific periodicals including applied sciencesandtechnology and similarserials.Contribu- 3.2 annex : Matter complementary to the main text at the tions to conference proceedings and similar collected works end of a document and containing notes, statistical tables, or may not be covered by this International Standard. other information. 2 References 3.3 bibliography : Secondary document listing entries in a specified order and containing elements which describe and Iso 8, Documentation - Presentation of periodicals. uniquely identify documents. Iso 18, Documentation - Contents list of periodicals. 3.4caption : Text accompanying an illustration and explain- ISO 31/0, General principles concerning quantities, units and ing the subject represented. symbols. 3.5 contribution : Independent text forming a part of a Iso214, Documentation -Abstracts for publications and publication. documentation. Iso 690,Documentation -Bibliographical references-- Con- 3.6 footnote : Note or comment printed at the foot of a tent, form and structure. page and linked by a symbol to the relevant part of the text at that page. ISo 1000, SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and of cer