经合组织风格指南（第四版）

OECD Style Guide(Fourth Edition) This work is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed andarguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Member countries of the OECD. This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty overany territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. Photo credits:Cover © OECD. Some rights reserved https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo/deed.en. Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found at: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/support/corrigenda.html.© OECD 2025 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to be bound by the terms of this licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Attribution– you must cite the work.Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of any discrepancy between the original work and thetranslation, only the text of the original work should be considered valid.Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed inthis adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its Member countries.Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the third party and forany claims of infringement.You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work.Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012. The seat of arbitration shallbe Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Preface As a results-driven and evidence-based organisation, clear language and persuasive communication arevital for theOECD as we advance our mission of better policies for better lives. This fourth edition of theOECD Style Guideoutlines the rules and conventions to be used in OECD writing.It is designed to assist authors and editors in producing high-quality, consistent content that resonates withdiverse audiences across various dissemination channels. Whether you'rewritinga report,blog,social media post, web content, podcastor videoscript, thisGuidewill help ensure that your work is accessible, effective andfollowsthe OECD style. Stéphane Levesque OECDDirector of Communications Acknowledgements TheOECD Style Guideis the work of many colleagues. This edition was launched by Janine Treves,Susana Garcia-Lorenzo, Florence Guérinot and Anne La Rivière, and continued by Kate Lancaster,Sandrine Abrazian, Florence Guérinot and Anne La Rivière. This new edition also benefitted greatly fromreview, comments, suggestions or other support from Robert Akam, Angela Attrey, Alizée Aubertin,LenaBodeit,Saoirse Boret,Brunella Boselli,Jocelene Bonneau,Catherine Bremer,Tim Bulman,ChristelleCasado,Jonathan Challener,Caterina Cherubini,Genieve Crump,Maria Dorriots,LarisaDrustinac,VincentFinat-Duclos,Hanna-MariKilpelainen,KatherineKraig-Ernandes,CarmenFernandez Biezma,Karena Garnier,Damian Garnys,Meral Gedik,Delphine Grandrieux,Başak Grosmangin,Liv Gudmundson,Élise Hégédus,Lucy Hulett,Julian Knott,Juliet Lawal,KarineLepron, Patricia Lotzer, Coline Merle, Terri Mitton, Mina Nazaretyan, Luz Otero, Lily Parker,MichèlePatterson,Marie-Noëlle Pegoraro,Anne-Lise Prigent,Valérie Pucheu,Camille Raymond,CatherineSauvet-Tricoire, Alexa Segal, Wendy Stokle, Alexander Summerfield, Andrea Uhrhammer,Élisabeth Villoutreixand Véronique Zebdi. Many thanks to all involved for their contributions. Table of contents 3 Preface Acknowledgements4 8 Reader’s guide 1 Abbreviations, acronyms and signs Abbreviations and acronyms10Commonly used abbreviations, signs and symbols11Key differences between English and French12 2 Bibliographical references, citations and notes13 Citing sources in-text14Citing full sources in the references section15Referencing legal documents and legislation19Sources of boxes, figures, infographics and tables20Notes21Notes in boxes, figures, infographics and tables21 3 Capitalisation 22 Publications23Proper nouns and official titles25Compass points25Capitalisation for specific versus generic terms26Key differences between English and French27 4 Country and territory names, codes and currencies, and territorial disclaimers Country and territory names29Visual representations of countries and territories30ISO country and territory codes30ISO currency codes30Naming sensitivities32Territorial disclai