Examples for Title (required) for Entire Journal Titles Vancouver Style

1. Standard journal title that is still being published

Advances in Applied Microbiology. San Diego: Academic Press. Vol. 1, 1959 - .

Nature. Basingstoke (UK): Nature Publishing Group. Vol. 1, 1869 - .

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Amsterdam (Netherlands): Elsevier. Vol. 1, 1947 - .

2. Standard journal title that has ceased publication

Clinics in Endocrinology and Metabolism. London: W.B. Saunders. Vol. 1, Mar 1972 - Vol. 15, No. 4, Nov 1986.

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

Jahrbuch fur Geschichte von Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Lateinamerikas. Cologne (Germany): Bohlau. Vol. 1, 1964 - Vol. 34, 1997. German.

3. Journal title with subtitle

Blood Purification: Official Journal of the International Society of Blood Purification (ISBP), Vascular Access Society (VAS), Japanese Society of Hemodiafiltration (JS-HDF). Basel (Switzerland): S. Karger AG. Vol. 1, 1983 - .

Heart & Lung: the Journal of Critical Care. St. Louis (MO): Mosby. Vol. 1, Jan-Feb 1972 - .

Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry. Official Journal of the Nitric Oxide Society. Orlando (FL): Academic Press. Vol. 1, No. 1, Feb 1997 - .

4. Journal title with edition

BMJ (Clinical Research Edition). London: British Medical Association. Vol. 297, No. 6640, Jul 2, 1988 - .

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

Indice de Especialidades Farmaceuticas Intercon (Edicion para Farmacias). Madrid: Noticias Medicas. Vol. 12, Jan-Feb 1970 - . Spanish.

5. Journal title published in parts

American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics. Hoboken (NJ): Wiley-Liss. Vol. 117C, No. 1, Feb 15, 2003 - .

The Anatomical Record. Part A, Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology. Hoboken (NJ): Wiley-Liss. Vol. 270A, No. 1, Jan 2003 - .

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance. Washington: American Psychological Association. Vol. 1, Feb 1975 - .

Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. Larchmont (NY): Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Vol. 7, No. 1, Feb 1997 - .

Acta Crystallographica. Section A, Foundations of Crystallography. Copenhagen: Munksgaard. Vol. A39, Pt. 1, Jan 1, 1983 - .

6. Journal title not in English

Tidsskrift for Den norske laegeforening. Oslo (Norway): Norske Laegeforening. Vol. 10, Jan 1980 - . Norwegian.

Orvosi Hetilap. Budapest (Hungary): Ifjusagi Lapkiado Vallalat. Vol. 1, 1857 - . Hungarian.

Annali di Igiene: Medicina Preventiva e di Comunita. Rome: Societa Editrice Universo. Vol. 1, No. 1-2, Jan-Apr 1989 - . Italian.

Hinyokika Kiyo. Kyoto (Japan): Editorial Board of Acta Urologica Japonica. Vol. 1, 1955 - . Japanese.

7. Journal title not in English, with optional translation

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux [Archives of Diseases of the Heart and Vessels]. Paris: Bailliere. Vol. 30, No. 4, Apr 1937 - . French.

8. Journal title published in two equal languages

Canadian Family Physician = Medecin de Famille Canadien. Mississauga (ON): College of Family Physicians of Canada. Vol. 13, No. 7, Jul 1967 - . English, French.

9. Journal title published in multiple languages

Acta Dermato-Venereologica. Oslo (Norway): Scandinavian University Press. Vol. 1, 1920 - . English, French, German.

Medicina Interna: Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna. Lisbon: Imprensa Medica. Vol. 1, No. 1, Apr-Jun 1994 - . Portuguese, English, French, Spanish.

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Examples for Title (required) for Entire Journal Titles Vancouver Style

Specific Rules for Notes (optional) for Entire Journal Titles Vancouver Style: Other types of material to include in notes

The name under which a journal was previously published. Begin with Continues:

Molecular Immunology. Oxford (UK): Pergamon Press. Vol. 16, 1979 - . Continues: Immunochemistry.

The name under which a journal continues to be published. Begin with Continued by:

Immunochemistry. Oxford (UK): Pergamon Press. Vol. 1, 1964 - Vol. 15, 1978. Continued by: Molecular Immunology.

If a print journal is also available as an Internet version, the address where it may be found.

American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. Bethesda (MD): American Physiological Society. Vol. 1, No. 1, Aug 1989 - . Also available on the Internet: http://ajplung.physiology.org/.

The sponsorship of the journal if the sponsor is not also the publisher.

The Journal of Infection. Kent (UK): W.B. Saunders. Vol. 1, Mar 1979 - . Sponsored by the British Society for the Study of Infection.

Frequency of publication of the journal.

Immunology. Oxford (England): Blackwell Scientific Publications. Vol. 1, Jan 1958 - . Monthly.

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) of the journal.

Applied Physics Letters. College Park (MD): American Institute of Physics. Vol. 1, Sep 1962 - . ISSN: 0003-6951.

If the journal is an unusual one, the name of a library or other archive where it may be found. Begin with the phrase "Located at" followed by a colon and a space.

Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Medizin und der Naturwissenschaften. Husum (Germany): Matthieson Verlag. Vol. 1, 1934 - . German. Located at: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W1 AB797.

If the journal is usually accompanied by a CD-ROM, videocassette, or other additional medium, provide this information preceded by the words "Accompanied by: ".

Alzheimers Disease. London: Current Drugs. Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996 - . Accompanied by: CD-ROMs.

Movement Disorders: Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society. New York: Wiley-Liss. Vol. 1, No. 1, 1986 - . Accompanied by: Videocassette supplements.

Any other information that would be useful.

Acta Medica Nagasakiensia. Nagasaki (Japan): Nagasami Daigaku Igakubu. Vol. 1, 1939 - . Publication suspended 1944-59.

Doklady Biological Sciences: Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological Sciences Sections. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Vol. 154, No.1-6, Jan-Feb 1964 - . English translation from the Russian of articles on biology from Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR and Doklady Akademii Nauk.

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Notes is a collective term for further useful information about the journal.

If the journal was previously published under another title, provide the name preceded by "Continues: ", such as Continues: Immunochemistry.

If the journal continues to be published under another title, provide the name preceded by "Continued by: ", such as Continued by: Molecular Immunology.

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Specific Rules for Language (required) for Entire Journal Titles Vancouver Style: Journals appearing in more than one language

If a journal is published in multiple languages:

– Give the title in the first language found, in order of precedence: on the title page of the issue, on the issue cover, or on the masthead.

– List all languages of publication after the date(s) of publication (and Physical Description if provided) Separate the languages by commas.

– End the list of languages with a period.

Example:

Acta Dermato-Venereologica. Oslo (Norway): Scandinavian University Press. Vol. 1, 1920 - . English, French, German.

If a journal is published in two or more equal languages, as often occurs with Canadian journals:

– Begin with the title in the language appearing first, in order of precedence: on the title page of the issue, on the issue cover, or on the masthead.

– Give all titles in the order they are provided in the text.

– Place an equals sign with a space on either side between each title.

– List all languages of publication after the date(s) of publication (and Physical Description if provided).

– Separated the languages by commas.

– End the list of languages with a period.

Example:

Canadian Family Physician = Medecin de Famille Canadien. Mississauga (ON): College of Family Physicians of Canada. Vol. 13, No. 7, Jul 1967 - . English, French.

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Give the language of publication if not English.

Capitalize the language name.

Follow the language name with a period.

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If a journal is published on microfiche, microfilm, or microcards:

– Begin with the name of the type of microform, in plural form, followed by a colon and a space.

Microfiche:

Microfilm:

Microcards:

– Enter information on the physical characteristics, such as color and size. Abbreviate common words for measurement, such as in. for inches and mm. for millimeters. Separate types of information by commas.

Typical words used include:

color

black & white

positive

negative

4 × 6 in. (standard microfiche size)

3 × 5 in. (standard microcard size)

35 mm. (a standard microfilm size)

16 mm. (a standard microfilm size)

Examples of complete physical description statements:

Microfiche: color, positive, 4 × 6 in.

Microcards: black & white, 3 × 5 in.

Microfilm: black & white, negative, 35 mm.

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Enter the medium on which the journal title is issued, in plural form, if a journal is published in a microform.

Follow the medium by a colon and a space, such as Microfiche.

Give information on the physical characteristics of the medium, such as color and size.

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

It is not NLM policy, but the following are acceptable options:

If both volume and issue numbers are present, you may omit the name of the months or seasons.

American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. Bethesda (MD): American Physiological Society. Vol. 1, No. 1, Aug 1989 - .

or

American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. Bethesda (MD): American Physiological Society. Vol. 1, No. 1, 1989 - .

Clinics in Communication Disorders. Woburn (MA): Butterworth-Heinemann. Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1991 - Vol. 4, No. 4, Fall 1994.

or

Clinics in Communication Disorders. Woburn (MA): Butterworth-Heinemann. Vol. 1, No. 1, 1991 - Vol. 4, No. 4, 1994.

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Translate names of seasons into English.

Capitalize them.

Do not abbreviate them.

Examples:

balvan = Summer

outomno = Fall

hiver = Winter

pomlad = Spring

Separate multiple seasons by a hyphen, such as Fall-Winter.

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

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Translate names of months into English.

Abbreviate them to the first three letters.

Capitalize them.

For example:

mayo = May

luty = Feb

brezen = Mar

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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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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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Specific Rules #4 for Issue Number (required) for Entire Journal Titles Vancouver Style: Options for issues

It is not NLM policy, but the following is an acceptable option:

If a journal began publishing with volume one, number one, you may omit the issue number.

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

or

Cancer Molecular Biology: CMB. Cairo: Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Oncology Diagnostic Unit. Vol. 1, Jan-Feb 1994 - .

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If no issue number is present but a volume number can be found, follow the publisher with the volume number and beginning date.

Annual Review of Nursing Research. New York: Springer. Vol. 1, 1983 - .

If no volume number or issue number is present, follow the publisher with the beginning year of publication. Precede the year with the name and day of the month or season, if provided.

Clinical Transplants. Los Angeles: UCLA Tissue Typing Laboratory. 1986 - .

Harvard AIDS Review. Cambridge (MA): Harvard AIDS Institute. Fall 1995 - Winter 2001.

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