Usage
Several major newspapers and magazines in the UK use -ise. The Times had been using -ize until the early 1990s, when it decided to switch to the -ise spelling. The Times Literary Supplement has continued to use Oxford spelling. Oxford spelling is also used in academic publications; the London-based scientific journal Nature uses it, for example.
Oxford spelling is the de facto spelling standard used in style guides of international organizations that belong to the UN System, for example the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization and UNESCO. UN treaties and declarations, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights follow Oxford spelling. Other international organizations that adhere to this standard include the International Organization for Standardization, the World Trade Organization, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the International Telecommunication Union and the International Baccalaureate Organization.
The University of Oxford requires the use of "s" rather than "z" spellings in its public relations material.
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