*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
*Footnotes, if not too numerous, shall use symbols — * † ‡ ** †† ‡‡be enumerated sequentially throughout the document.
*Footnotes go at the bottom of columns, not grouped at the bottom of the page.
*If Footnotes are used with a Bibliography, the Footnotes shall be in brief format, "Author, Year, p. 00" with full details in the Bibliography.