1. Spelling

1.1 Please follow US English spelling conventions. Consult the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary in case of doubt.

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.

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’