Box 104Titles containing a Greek letter, chemical formula, or another special character

• Capitalize the first word of the title of a record or other contribution unless the title begins with a Greek letter, chemical formula, or another special character that might lose its meaning if capitalized

  • 1,3-dichloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin: health-based reassessment of administrative occupational exposure limits.
  • von Willebrand disease.
• Retain special characters in titles when possible

  • E©UP: European Copyright User Platform
• If a title contains a Greek letter or some other symbol that cannot be reproduced with the available type fonts, substitute the name for the symbol. For example, Ω becomes omega.

  • γ-linolenic acid and its clinical applications.
  • may become
  • Gamma-linolenic acid and its clinical applications.
  • Enantioselective synthesis of β-amino acids.
  • may become
  • Enantioselective synthesis of beta-amino acids.
• If a title contains superscripts or subscripts that cannot be reproduced with the type fonts available, place the superscript or subscript in parentheses

  • TiO₂ nanoparticles.
  • may become
  • TiO(2) nanoparticles.