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At the Regis University AEJP conference (July 2005) we will be discussing our various "house styles": specific rules that govern our use of capitalization, usage, and so on, in our publications.

Please take a few minutes to answer these questions about your house style. If you are involved in more than one publication, feel free to submit one sheet for each.

After we begin receiving survey submissions, the results will be posted on this site, and you can see what other publications have submitted, which can be a great tool in refining or developing your house style sheet.

Those attending the conference "Stylebook" session can download and bring along printouts of those responses to this survey that they find particularly helpful or troublesome.

  1. Your name and title:
  2. Institution and publication title:
  3. Type of publication: (magazine, newsletter, etc.):
  4. Readership (alumni, donors, faculty/staff; please list all applicable):
  5. Number of pages per issue:
  6. Frequency:
  7. Circulation:
  8. Color: 4-color 2-color black & white
  9. Other interesting facts or pertinent information:
  10. The basic style manual(s) we use:
    Chicago Manual of Style
    AP Stylebook
    The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage
    A style guide published by our institution (send it as an attachment to manager@aejp.net; we'll post it with your survey response.)
    None
    Other
  11. Please give any reasons for your selection or selections (found it very useful, a tradition we inherited, was told to, etc.):
  12. Our basic dictionary is:
    Merriam-Webster American Heritage Oxford English
    Other
  13. Please give reasons for above (been on my desk forever, what I had at my previous job, etc.):
  14. Other published resources (Roget's Thesaurus, etc.) that you use:

    15. These last three questions are the critical ones. Please use as much space as necessary; the boxes will scroll to allow large amounts of text.

  15. What specific items on your house style sheet are not covered in your style manual? Of special interest are those relating to the Catholic and Jesuit nature of your publication (spell out or abbreviate "Father Smith"? "St. Ignatius" or "Ignatius"? "Mass" or "mass"?)
  16. What are the specific items on your house style sheet that override suggestions in the style manual you usually use? Please give the rationale for these decisions as applicable.
  17. What unresolved questions do you have on style, usage, abbreviations, etc.? Leave your e-mail if you welcome comments and suggestions.
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