Box 25Journals appearing in different editions

  • If a journal is published in more than one edition, include the edition information after the title
  • Abbreviate and capitalize all significant words and omit the other words, such as articles, conjunctions, and prepositions. For example: of, the, at, in, and, L'.
  • Omit any punctuation found
  • Separate the edition from the title itself by a space and place it in parentheses
  • Do not follow abbreviated words by a period, but end all title information with a period
    • First Image. OB/GYN Edition   becomes   First Image (OB GYN Ed) [videocassette].
  • See the Abbreviation rules for editions for more information
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Box 27

Abbreviation rules for editions.

From: Chapter 16, Journals in Audiovisual Formats

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Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition.
Patrias K, author; Wendling D, editor.
Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007-.
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