Box 8Non-English words for editor

  • Translate the word found for editor into English. However, the wording found on the publication may always be used.
  • If not translated, ignore diacritics, accents, and special characters in names. This rule ignores some conventions used in non-English languages to simplify rules for English-language publications.
    • Treat letters marked with diacritics or accents as if they are not marked
      • Å   treated as   A
      • Ø   treated as   O
      • Ç   treated as   C
      • Ł   treated as   L
      • à   treated as   a
      • ĝ   treated as   g
      • ñ   treated as   n
      • ü   treated as   u
    • Treat two or more letters printed as a unit (ligated letters) as if they are two letters
      • æ   treated as   ae
      • œ   treated as   oe
  • To assist in identifying editors, below is a brief list of non-English words for editor:
    LanguageWord for Editor
    Frenchredacteur
    editeur
    Germanredakteur
    herausgeber
    Italianredattore
    curatore
    editore
    Spanishredactor
    editor
    Russianredaktor
    izdatel

From: Chapter 22, Books and Other Individual Titles on the Internet

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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