TheEnglishpaperformatrequirementsshouldalsoincludeaclearguidelinefortheuseofabbreviationsandacronyms.Whenfirstintroducinganabbreviationoracronyminthetext,thefulltermshouldbewrittenoutfollowedbytheabbreviationinparentheses.Afterthisinitialintroduction,theabbreviationcanbeusedalonethroughouttherestofthepaper.Forexample:"TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)recommends..."wouldbefollowedby"AccordingtoWHOguidelines..."insubsequentreferences.Allabbreviationsshouldbeusedconsistentlyandsparinglytomaintainreadability.
