General Rules for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style

Include the year, month, and day of publication in that order. For example: 2004 May 5.

Convert roman numerals to arabic numbers, such as MM to 2000.

Use English names for months and abbreviate them using the first three letters, such as Jan.

End date information with a semicolon unless there is no volume or issue (see No volume or issue follows the date below), then end with a colon.

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Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition. Chapter 1: Journals

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General Rules for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style

Specific Rules #1 for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Multiple years, months, or days of publication

Specific Rules #2 for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Non-English names for months

Specific Rules #3 for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Seasons instead of months

Specific Rules #4 for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: No volume or issue follows the date

Specific Rules #5 for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Options for dates

Examples for Date of Publication (required) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style