Specific Rules #3 for Series (optional) for the Volume for Individual Volumes With a Separate Title and Separate Authors/Editors Vancouver Style: Numbers labeled other than volume

Most books in multivolume sets are identified by volume numbers, such as vol. 4. Occasionally, however, other names are used, such as section, part, and number. When other names are used.

Abbreviate them and end the abbreviated words with a period

Section = sect.

Part = pt.

Number = no.

For languages other than English, use the word provided by the particular language. Give the abbreviated form if known, followed by a period.

See the following list of words used for section, part, and number in a variety of languages:

Language	Section	Part	Number
French	section	partie	cahier
		part	numero
German	Sektion	Teil	Heft
	Abteilung		Nummer
			Lieferung
Italian	sezione	parte	numero
	parte		fascicolo
Russian	sekcija	cast'	nomer
	otdel
	otdelenie
Spanish	seccion	parte	numero
	parte		fasciculo

Convert words used for numbers and roman numerals into arabic numbers, such that the word for two or II becomes 2.

Examples:

Hoffman JH, Jamieson JD, editors. Cell physiology. New York: Oxford; 1997. 960 p. (Handbook of physiology; Sect. 14).

Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, editors. Theproteobacteria. Part C, Thealpha-, beta-,delta-, andepsilonproteobacteria. 2nd ed. New York: Springer; c2005. 1388 p. (Garrity GM, editor. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology; vol. 2, pt. C).

Según:

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

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General Rules for Series (optional) for the Volume for Individual Volumes With a Separate Title and Separate Authors/Editors Vancouver Style

Specific Rules #1 for Series (optional) for the Volume for Individual Volumes With a Separate Title and Separate Authors/Editors Vancouver Style: Series editor's name provided

Specific Rules #2 for Series (optional) for the Volume for Individual Volumes With a Separate Title and Separate Authors/Editors Vancouver Style: Non-English names for volume

Specific Rules #3 for Series (optional) for the Volume for Individual Volumes With a Separate Title and Separate Authors/Editors Vancouver Style: Numbers labeled other than volume

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