You can drive yourself crazy with spelling choices, and I sometimes do. I'm currently responsible for seven journals (eight, if you count the freelance one). Three use American spelling; the other five use Canadian spelling, which is almost British but not quite. Since these decisions reflect the pedigree of the journal and not necessarily the nationalities or habits of the contributors, and I'm often editing one in the morning and a different one in the afternoon just to keep up, I live in fear of picking the wrong thing.
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You can drive yourself crazy with spelling choices, and I sometimes do. I'm currently responsible for seven journals (eight, if you count the freelance one). Three use American spelling; the other five use Canadian spelling, which is almost British but not quite. Since these decisions reflect the pedigree of the journal and not necessarily the nationalities or habits of the contributors, and I'm often editing one in the morning and a different one in the afternoon just to keep up, I live in fear of picking the wrong thing.
And that's what style sheets are for ;^)