Attachment 3: AFRL ANSI NISO Based Guide to Formatting Tech Reports

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY (AFRL) AMERICAN

NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)/ NATIONAL

INFORMATION STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (NISO)-BASED GUIDE

TO FORMATTING TECHNICAL REPORTS

February 2018

HEADQUARTERS AFRL

DIRECTOR OF STAFF

INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS DIVISION

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH 45433

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APPENDIX B – Notice to Accompany the Dissemination of Export Controlled Technical

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LIST OF FIGURES

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LIST OF TABLES

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Table 1.

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LIST OF EQUATIONS

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Equation 1.

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COMPONENTS OF A TECHNICAL REPORT

The United States Air Force uses ANSI/NISO Z39.18 as a formatting guide for technical reports. This guidance highlights fundamental formatting recommendations addressed in the ANSI/NISO standard, as shown in Table 1. Full component descriptions are available in the ANSI/NISO Z39.18 which can be found at the link below:
http://groups.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/12038/Z39_18_2005_R2010 Table 1. Components of a Technical Report

COMPONENT

RESPONSIBLE PARTY

INCLUSION STATUS

FRONT MATTER

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