Specific Rules #3 for Edition (required) to Citing Entire Reports Vancouver Style: Non-English words for editions

For non-English edition statements written in the roman alphabet (French, German, Spanish, Italian, etc.):

Provide the name in the original language

Abbreviate common words used in edition statements if the language is a familiar one

Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns unless the particular language requires capitalization of other words

Do not convert numbers or words for numbers to arabic ordinals as is the practice for English language publications. This assists those unfamiliar with a language and avoids awkward constructions.

Separate the edition from the title proper by a space

Retain the punctuation used in the edition statement

End the edition information with a period

Examples:

Edicion 1a.

5. ed. interamente riv. e aggiornata.

2. ed. veneta.

Nuova ed.

Seconda ed.

4a ed. rev. e ampliada.

2° ed. ampliada y actualizada.

For an edition statement written in Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, or Korean:

Romanize (write in the roman alphabet) the words for edition. A good authority for romanization is the ALA-LC Romanization Tables.

Abbreviate common words used in edition statements if the language is a familiar one

Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns unless the particular language requires capitalization of other words

Do not convert numbers or words for numbers to arabic ordinals as is the practice for English language publications. This assists those unfamiliar with a language and avoids awkward constructions.

Separate the edition from the title proper by a space

Retain the punctuation used in the edition statement

Follow abbreviated words with a period and end all edition information with a period

Examples:

Izd. 3., perer. i dop.

2. dopunjeno izd.

2. ekd. epeux.

3. ekd.

For an edition statement written in a character-based language such as Chinese and Japanese:

Transliterate or translate the words for edition

Do not abbreviate any of the words or omit any words

Use the capitalization system of the particular language

Do not convert numbers or words for numbers to arabic ordinals as is the practice for English language publications. This assists those unfamiliar with a language and avoids awkward constructions.

Separate the edition from the title by a space

Retain the punctuation used in the edition statement

End all edition information with a period

Examples:

Shohan.

Dai 1-han.

Dai 3-pan.

Di 3 ban.

Cai se ban, Xianggang di 1 ban.

Che 6-p`an.

To help identify editions in other languages, below is a brief list of Non-English words for editions with their abbreviations, if any (n.a. = not abbreviated):

Language	Word for Edition	Abbreviation
Danish	oplag	n.a.
	udgave
Dutch	uitgave	uitg.
	editie	ed.
Finnish	julkaisu	julk.
French	edition	ed.
German	Ausgabe	Ausg.
	Auflage	Aufl.
Greek	ekdosis	ekd.
Italian	edizione	ed.
Norwegian	publikasjon	publ.
	utgave	utg.
Portuguese	edicao	ed.
Russian	izdanie	izd.
	publikacija	publ.
Spanish	edicion	ed.
	publicacion	publ.
Swedish	upplaga	n.a.

Según:

Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition. Chapter 4: Scientific and Technical Reports

Related: General Rules for Edition (required) to Citing Entire Reports Vancouver Style Specific Rules #1: Abbreviation rules for editions Specific Rules #2: Editions with dates Specific Rules #3: Non-English words for editions Examples for Edition (required) to Citing Entire Reports Vancouver Style