*Serial commas in all situations — alpha, beta, and gamma.
*Quantities of twenty or fewer are spelled out as words, larger amount as digits. Exceptions are for ages, and perhaps others.
*Date format is day month year — 18 August 1957(or 18 Aug. 1957).*Months are to be spelled out in the body of the article as well as , but abbreviated in notes.
*Calendar designation shall be either "BC" or "AD" whenever there may be ambiguity — AD 1957 or 3400 BC, but 2 January 201 AD.
*Acronyms composed of initials shall omit periods — thus USA, FAS, PhD.