1. Spelling

1.1 We prefer US English spelling conventions.

organize, utilize, color, center, jail, draft, airplane, jewelry

We do accept UK English spelling that occasionally occurs in US English, but expect consistent spelling within a manuscript. Consult the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary in case of doubt.

towards, amidst, whilst

1.2 The possessive form of names ending in -s, -z, -us, or -es use ’s as normal, except for Greek or Hellenized words ending in -es.

Cyclops’s, Jesus’s, Alvarez’s, Tacitus’s, Jones’s

Euripides’, Moses’