The most famous style guides include the Chicago Manual of Style (most widely used in academic publishing) and the Associated Press Stylebook (most widely used in reporting and advertising). Below is a guide to style guides and their uses. Editors will help you follow these or any other guide necessary for the job. I have helped authors submit to more than 200 journals, each of which has its own interpretation of style.
| Guide Name | Most Widely Used In |
| Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) | Academic publishing |
| Associated Press Stylebook (AP) | Reporting and advertising |
| Council of Science Editors (CSE) | Scientific writing |
| American Medical Association (AMA) | Medical writing |
| Modern Language Association (MLA) | Humanities and student writing |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | Social sciences |
| Strunk and White’s Elements of Style | Teaching style to beginning writers |