Specific Rules #1 for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Errata

Errata (error notices) range from simple indications of a misspelling to serious errors in drug dosages or mathematical calculations. NLM uses two ways to show errata in a citation:

1. a note indicating that the article being cited had a subsequent erratum notice published

2. a note indicating that the article being cited contains an erratum notice.

NLM policy is that errata are acknowledged only if they are printed in a citable form; that is, an erratum notice must appear on a numbered page in the journal that originally published the article. Error notices that are inserted unbound into a journal issue or tipped in are not considered part of the permanent bibliographic record.

To indicate that an article being cited had a subsequent erratum notice published, begin by citing the article. Enter the phrase "Erratum in: " followed by the journal title abbreviation, date of publication, volume, issue, and location (pagination). Use the same punctuation and format as you would for the article itself.

Blake DA, Proctor M, Johnson NP. The merits of blastocyst versus cleavage stage embryo transfer: a Cochrane review. Hum Reprod. 2004 Apr;19(4):795-807. Erratum in: Hum Reprod. 2004 Sep;19(9):2174.

Separate multiple notice statements with a semicolon and a space:

Mokdad AH, Marks JS, Stroup DF, Gerberding JL. Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000. JAMA. 2004 Mar 10;291(10):1238-45. Erratum in: JAMA. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):293-4.; JAMA. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):298.

To indicate that the article being cited contains an erratum notice, begin by citing the article. Enter the phrase "Erratum for: " followed by the journal title abbreviation, date of publication, volume, issue, and location (pagination). Use the same punctuation and format as you would for the article itself.

Blake DA, Proctor M, Johnson NP. The merits of blastocyst versus cleavage stage embryo transfer: a Cochrane review. Hum Reprod. 2004 Sep;19(9):2174. Erratum for: Hum Reprod. 2004 Apr;19(4):795-807.

Mokdad AH, Marks JS, Stroup DF, Gerberding JL. Correction: actual causes of death in the United States, 2000. JAMA. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):293-4. Erratum for: JAMA. 2004 Mar 10;291(10):1238-45.

See also the NLM Fact Sheet on Errata, Retraction, Duplicate Publication, Comment, Update and Patient Summary Policy for MEDLINE®

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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 Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style

Specific Rules #1 for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Errata

Specific Rules #2 for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Retractions

Specific Rules #3 for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Electronic publication before print

Specific Rules #4 for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Article accompanied by a videocassette, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.

Specific Rules #5 for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Other types of material to include in notes

Examples for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style