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Generally, we will credit in the following order:
Writer:
Photographer:
Illustrator:
Producer:
Designer: (and other professionals involved in the story: food stylist, prop stylist)
Architect:
Builder:
Contractor:
Location:
Field editor:

Some variations may exist, depending on the magazine and specific intentions and uses.

Directionals in credits are italicized.

For line-by-line credits:
There is no period at the end of each line or credit (unless needed after an abbreviation).
Photographer: Jon Miller, Hedrich-Blessing
Designer: Catherine Chiesa/Design Pour Vous
Mural artist: Kathleen L. McCann, Savoir Faire Designs, Inc.
Field editors: Sally Mauer and Hilary Rose
For multiple photographers:
Photographers: directional, Name; directional, Name.

The credit style should be consistent throughout an issue.

Copy editors
Field editors
Food stylists
Guidelines
Illustrators
Names
Order
Photographers
Producers/Stylists
Style
Writers

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updated 1/9/24
On staff
Sarah Brekke
Greg Luna
Lauren McAnelly (formerly Knoelke)
Kelsey Moylan (formerly Bulat)

Contributing
Sammy Mila
Dianna Nolin
Jennifer Peterson
Charlie Worthington

Copy editors
Field editors
Food stylists
Guidelines
Illustrators
Names
Order
Photographers
Producers/Stylists
Style
Writers

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Updated list 12/12/23

Sonja Carmon
Becky Lau Ekstrand
Lacey Howard (added 12/12/23)
Scott J. Johnson
Katie Leporte
Carol Linnan
Kate Malo
Leslie Poyzer

Copy editors
Field editors
Food stylists
Guidelines
Illustrators
Names
Order
Photographers
Producers/Stylists
Style
Writers

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Foreign words in the body of Webster’s 11th are typed as roman text.

Do not italicize foreign language words not found in Merriam-Webster or other standard English dictionaries—particularly in food content. (updated 6/26/23)
Following anti-bias guidelines: If italics are supposed to mean that something is not a mistake, but rather unfamiliar, italicizing some words ends up setting them apart/othering and gatekeeping what’s considered “worth the mainstream knowing.” Writing the genus of a plant or animal is the only exception to this.

Use accents and symbols as indicated.

Unfamiliar or uncommon foreign terms should not be used if the meaning is not made clear within the
article’s text.

Foreign words
Accent marks
Translation help

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Ave.
Blvd.
Bldg.
Cir.
Ct.
Dr.
Expwy.
Frwy.
Hwy.
Ln.
Pkwy.
Rd.
Sq.
St.
Terr.
Tpke.

Spell out:
Center
Floor
Fort
Mount
Place
Plaza
Point
P.O. Box
Route (updated 6/26/23)
Suite
Trail
Way

Compass points (updated 9/15/17)
Abbreviate compass points used to indicate directional ends of a street (E., W., N., S.,) or quadrants of a city (NW, SE) in a numbered address. Use a period after a single-letter abbreviation; no period is needed after a two-letter abbreviation. No comma is needed before a quadrant indicator when it follows a street name.
Write the Energy Bureau, 450 W. State St., Boise, ID 83720.
Information is available from the Copy Editors Association, 1603 Grand Ave. NW, Hackney, IL 60201.
Do not abbreviate a single-letter compass point if the number is omitted.
West State Street
Two-letter abbreviations remain abbreviated even in text.
The office is on NW State Street.

If the address is not part of a complete sentence, do not put a period at the end.
Artagraph, 7100 Warder Ave., Markham, Ontario L3R 5M8 Canada

Addresses
State abbreviations
Street Abbreviations
Website addresses
Stand-alone cities

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In general, do not use periods in academic degrees or professional certifications (updated 6/26/23):
PhD
MD
RN
BA
CDCES (formerly CDE; updated 7/31/20)
CKD
RD
Put all degrees and certifications after the full name and list last name only on second reference. (No Dr. Smith; just Smith.) 

Abbreviations
Capitalization
Company Names
Dates and Times
Degrees and Certifications
Periods
Plurals
Spaces

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In mailing addresses (those requiring ZIP codes), use U.S. Postal Service state name abbreviations and other common abbreviations.

BH&G always uses the Postal abbreviation, even in edit copy. (added 2/11/21)

Use a hyphen, not an en dash, with ZIP+4 codes (i.e., 50309-1615).

See also stand-alone cities

Addresses
State abbreviations
Street Abbreviations
Website addresses
Stand-alone cities

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Apostrophe (’): shift-option-close bracket ]

Copyright (©): option G  (added 12/2/21)

Degree symbol (°): shift-option-8

Dimension X: Select text, then navigate to Window/Utilities/Scripts/Applications and select “Convert Characters.scpt.” (If this script is not installed on your computer, see a staff copy editor.)

Discretionary hyphen: shift-command-hyphen (Place before word to prevent hyphenation or at the point you want the word to be hyphenated.)

Ellipsis (…): option-semicolon

Find/Change: command F

Fractions: There are two ways to create fractions.
1) Highlight the entire measurement that contains the numbers to be changed into a fraction, then navigate to Window/Utilities/Scripts/Applications and select “Make Fractions.scpt.” (If this script is not installed on your computer, see a staff copy editor.) If a designer needs to adjust spacing on the resulting fraction, make a note on the layout for the editor.
2) Place the cursor where you want to insert a fraction. Navigate to Type/Glyphs. If the required fraction character is available, double-click it to add it to the text box.

Open quote (“): option-open bracket [
Close quote (”): shift-option-open bracket [

Registered (®): option R

Soft return: shift return

Spellcheck: command-I

Thin space: shift-command-option-M (To be used before end boxes, after bullets, and to line up copy vertically.) For other “white spaces,” navigate to Type/Insert White Space.

Trademark (™): option 2

Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Word
Downloads

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When to use figures to represent numbers

Use figures in units of measurement (size, weight, distance, and degrees of temperature) and for ages and age ranges of people and animals. These units are always expressed in figures, regardless of the occurrence of other numerical expressions within a sentence.
The rows were planted 3 feet apart.
It was a sunny 8×12-foot room.
The cabinet was made from 3⁄4-inch plywood.
He poured 2 gallons into a 5-gallon can.
The book weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces.
The high temperature was 16 degrees.
Her mother is now in her 80s.

Use figures in percentages, ratios, and other mathematical expressions.
The interest rate is 10 percent.
He bought two 8 1⁄2 percent bonds.
The ratio of 2 to 8 is the same as 8 to 32.
Multiply by 3 to find the correct number.
The specific gravity is 0.9567.
It was a 5-degree angle.
Use 1 part paint with 2 parts water.

Use figures for specific ages of people and animals.
a 4-year-old boy
the 12-year-old cat

For numbers in the millions and up, spell out million, billion, etc., when possible. Use figures before the words million and billion.
5 million
20 billion
$2.3 million
more than 7 million people

Use figures for amounts of money.
9 cents
$5.50
$4 per pound
We do not round prices unless it is the expressed desire of the magazine editor. (added 5.14.14)
BH&G: Rounds prices to nearest dollar.  (added 7/25/17)

Use figures in fractions with whole numbers.

The 11⁄2-story house burned down.

Use figures for small numbers that occur in a series (three or more) with larger numbers (10 or more) and refer to similar things.
Of the 224 delegates, there were 20 from Michigan, 6 from Iowa, and 3 from Wisconsin.
EXCEPTION: Quilting how-to copy

Use figures for dates.
His birth date was August 3, 1945.

Use figures for decades.
Her favorite decade was the ’40s.

Use figures for highway and comparable numbers.
We took I-80 to Des Moines.
On this TV set, we cannot get Channel 5.
Flight 527 will depart from Gate 4.

Use figures for house numbers, street names if applicable, room numbers, ZIP codes, and telephone numbers.
Her address is 9 17th St., Des Moines, IA 50312.
His room number is 906; his telephone number is 515/277-3940.

In direct quotations, use figures for large numbers (10 or more)  and small measurements.
“By carefully selecting the materials, we were able to build a 2,829-square-foot house for only $87 a square foot. We used 6-inch nails to hold it together,” the homeowner says.

Use figures, not Roman numerals, for volume and issue-number designations.
Volume 2, Issue 4
Vol. 2, No. 4

Use full-size figures, not fractions, in photographic shutter speeds. The numbers should be separated by a slash.
1/250
1/45

Use commas in numbers bigger than 999.
$7,245
16,500 square feet
1,240 pages
The one exception is calendar years.
a house built in 1975
the 2004 election
Why the distinction? Consider the difference between these two phrases:
the 2,000 participants
the 2000 participants

See also Dimensions, Measurements, and Sizes

Numbers
Figures to represent numbers
Words to represent numbers
Telephone numbers

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