The main guides covering scientific publication are not accessible electronically at this time.

General & Science Specialty Resources:

ACS Style Guide: a Manual for Authors and Editors,
Janet S. Dodd (Ed.) and Marianne C. Brogan (Adv. Ed.), (Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1986).
Kline Science Library Reference QD8.5 A25 , also Engineering and Cross Campus libraries

Style Manual of the AOAC -Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 2nd ed.
(Washington, DC: Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1975).
Kline Science Library Reference QD9.15 A88

The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003).
Kline Library Reference Z253 U69 , copies also at Law, Divinity, Engineering, Sterling Memorial, Music, Social Science, Art, and Cross Campus libraries

A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed.
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996).
Kline Science Library Reference LB2369 T865 , copies also at Law, Divinity, EPH, Engineering, and Forestry libraries

Chicago Guide to Preparing Electronic Manuscripts for Authors and Publishers,
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987).
Kline Science Library Reference Z286 E43 U54, copies also at Medical, Sterling Memorial, Social Science, British Art, Divinity, and Law libraries

Sources in Electronic Form

about Columbia Guide to Online Style,
from Columbia University Press, at URL http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html . Note- The full print edition of this book by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor is in Kline Reference PN171 F56 W35X 1998.

Style Guide for Authors of Web Pages, from the libraries at University of Maryland. URL is http://www.lib.umd.edu/BOARD/style_guide.html .

Constance Hale (Ed.), Wired Style: principles of English usage in the Digital Age
(San Francisco: HardWired), 1996.
Kline Science Library Reference QA76.15 W55X, copy also at Cross Campus Library

related links
Online Citation Styles, for citing online sources
ACS Style Guidelines, a page with examples
Quick Guide style sheet, based on ACS style. See section Quick Reference Sources and then Quick Guide to Citing Using the ACS Style Guide. See examples in chemistry.
Web Style Manual, 2nd edition
an Internet site , from PJ Lynch and others at Yale Univ., at URL http://www.webstyleguide.com/

APA Citation Guides for Electronic Documents,
an Internet site , courtesy of M. Dermody, Lake Forest College Library, at URL http://www.lib.lfc.edu/

online reference sources, from the main library reference department, at URL http://resources.library.yale.edu/online/viewrr2.asp?wheretogo=4284&catis=143 .

Helpful Tools for Authors or Would-be Authors

Successful Scientific Writing
Janice R. Matthews, John M. Bowen, Robert W. Matthews
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 2nd edition, 2000.
Kline Science Library Reference R119 M28 2000 (2nd ed., c2000 also in reference at EPH Library)

Good Style: writing for science and technology
John Kirkman (London: E & FN Spon), 1992.
Kline Science Library Reference T11 K57

Basic Technical Writing, 5th ed.
Herman M. Weisman (Columbus: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co.), 1985.
Kline Science Library Reference T11 W455

How to Write & Publish A Scientific Paper, 5th ed.
Robert A. Day (Phoenix: Oryx Press), 1998.
Kline Science Library Reference T11D33

The Chemist's English , 3rd ed.
Robert Schoenfeld (Weinheim: VCH), 1989.
Kline Science Library QD9.15 S3

"The Write Stuff: for fun and profit", LJ collection development "Writing for Profit".
John Charles, Shelly Mosley, Julie Havir, LJ 122(12):47-50, July 1997.
This is an annotated bibliography with sources highlighted for the following categories:
technique, motivational/inspirational, markets and marketing, self-publishing, business and legal, periodicals, web sites.