Box 46Articles appearing in more than one language

  • If an article is written in English as well as other languages:
    • Give the English language version of the article title
    • Indicate all languages of publication after the location (pagination), separated by commas
    • End the list of languages with a period
      Example: English, French, Spanish.
  • If an article is written in more than one language and none of them is English:
    • Translate into English the version of the title that appears first
    • Place the translation in square brackets
    • Indicate all languages of publication after the location (pagination), separated by commas
    • End the list of languages with a period
      Example: Spanish, Italian.
  • As an option, when an article title is written in two or more equal languages as often occurs in Canadian publications:
    • Give all titles in the order in which they are presented
    • Separate them with an equals sign with a space on either side
    • Indicate the languages after the location (pagination), separated by a comma
    • End the list of languages with a period
      Example:
      • Prise en charge des thrombocytopenies induites par l'heparine = Management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

From: Chapter 16, Journals in Audiovisual Formats

Cover of Citing Medicine
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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