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

For multiple years of publication, separate the first and last year of publication by a hyphen. Do not shorten the second of the two years to the last two digits.

2002-2003

1997-1998

1999-2000

Example:

Nursing Forum. Philadelphia: Nursecom Inc. Vol. 1, Winter 1961-1962 - .

If months and days of the month are given, place them before the year. Use English names for months and abbreviate them using the first three letters.

Oct 1999

Mar 1, 2002

Jan 1, 2005-Feb 31, 2005

Example:

Hospital Practice (Office Edition). New York: McGraw-Hill. Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan 1981 - Vol. 36, No. 9, Sep 15, 2001.

Separate multiple months of publication and multiple days of the month by a hyphen.

Mar-Apr 2005

Dec 1999-Jan 2000

Feb 1-7, 2005

Jan 25-31, 2001

Examples:

Cancer Molecular Biology: CMB. Cairo: Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Oncology Diagnostic Unit. Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1994 - .

The American Journal of Anesthesiology. Chatham (NJ): Quadrant Healthcom. Vol. 22, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1995 - Vol. 28, No. 9, Nov-Dec 2001.

Separate multiple seasons by a hyphen, as Spring-Summer. Capitalize names of seasons; do not abbreviate them.

Examples:

Advanced Practice Nurse: APN. Encino (CA): Petersons/Cog Publishing Group. Spring-Summer 1994 - Fall-Winter 1995.

The ACA Journal. Towson (MD): American Council on Alcoholism. Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1987 - Fall-Winter 1990.

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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

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