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

Include the month and year the journal began to be published, in that order, such as May 2004.

Convert roman numerals to arabic numbers. For example: MM to 2000.

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

End beginning date information with a hyphen, three spaces, and a period if the journal is still being published.

End beginning date information with a space, a hyphen and a space if the journal ceased publication. Enter closing volume and issue information followed by a comma (see above) and the closing date. End closing date information with a period.

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

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

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

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

Specific Rules #4 for Date of Publication (required) for Entire Journal Titles Vancouver Style: Options for dates

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