Box 63Series editor's name provided

As an option, the name of the overall series editor may be included with the series information.

• Begin with the name of the series editor or editors:

  • Give surname first
  • Convert given (first) names and middle names to initials, for a maximum of two initials following each surname
  • Separate multiple names with a comma
  • End name information with a comma
• See the information under Author/Editor for further name rules
• Place the word editor or editors after the name information, followed by a period
• Enter the name of the series, capitalizing only the first word and proper nouns
• Follow the name with any numbers given, such as a volume or issue number; for example, vol. 3 and no. 12
• Separate the name and the numbers by a semicolon and a space
• Place series information in parentheses
• End series information with a period, placed outside the closing parenthesis
  Example:

  • (Jones R, editor. Cancer medicine online; no. 4).