The World Bank Group Publications Editorial Style Guide is an essential referencefor manuscript editors (substantive and mechanical editors), proofreaders, andproduction editors. It is a supplement to other editorial references, in particular,The Chicago Manual of Style (annual subscription available online), 17th edition,and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition. It focuses on issuesspecific to the World Bank/International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(IBRD) or for which Chicago provides multiple options.The professional recommendations made in the guide are designed to meet thefollowing objectives: • To ensure that every publication achieves a standard of professionalismappropriate for the World Bank and on par with the publications of similarorganizations, • To ensure stylistic consistency, primarily within individual publications andsecondarily across all World Bank publications, • To increase efficiency by eliminating the need to repeatedly address the same stylistic details for every publication." /> -->