Guidelines for the preparation and submission of texts
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Rules for the structure and drafting of International Standards (5th ed.)
Rules for the structure and drafting of documents intended to become International Standards, Technical Specifications or Publicly Available Specifications. As far as practicable, the rules also apply to documents intended to become Technical Reports or Guides.
Model manuscript of a draft International Standard
Constitutes an example of the application of certain instructions contained in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, to which it is intended as a visual complement. Although it has been prepared using the ISO template, it is not designed to show how to use the ISO template but rather to illustrate compliance with editorial rules.
Model manuscript of a draft amendment
Constitutes an example of how to prepare a draft amendment in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
Boilerplate texts
Standard texts for forewords, introductory texts, etc. These are basic texts for copying into documents prepared using the ISO templates.
ISO templates for drafting International Standards
A set of electronic authoring tools to support the preparation of ISO and ISO/IEC standards.
ISO Central Secretariat requirements for the registration of draft International Standards (DIS)
Requirements for documents submitted by committee secretariats to ISO/CS for processing as draft International Standards.
ISO Central Secretariat requirements for the registration of final draft International Standards (FDIS)
Requirements for documents submitted by committee secretariats to ISO/CS for processing as final draft International Standards.
ISO Central Secretariat requirements for the registration of TR, TS and PAS
Requirements for documents submitted by committee secretariats to ISO/CS for processing as TR, TS or PAS.
Elements to be provided when submitting drafts to the ISO Central Secretariat
Summary of the requirements for drafts submitted by committee secretariats to ISO/CS for processing.
ISO Central Secretariat technical requirements for provision of text and graphics in electronic form
Requirements for text and graphics files submitted by committee secretariats to ISO/CS.
Submission of files to ISO/CS - Information on how to submit files using the ISOTC server
ISO eServices Guide
Description of the various systems, services and tools that support the international standardization activities.
Document preparation rules - What makes the rule ?
Details concerning file preparation requirements using word processing tools and the ISO templates.
10 tips to make your file more system independent and less work if it needs to be revised
Guidance on how to avoid introducing formatting and other potential problems in word-processing electronic files.
Information on Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF)
What are PDF files and what tools are available to create them, providing PDF files for reference documents.
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