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Patrias K, author; Wendling D, editor. Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007-.
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition.
Show detailsBox 2Other surname rules
- Keep prefixes in surnames
- Lama Al Bassit becomes Al Bassit L
- Jiddeke M. van de Kamp becomes van de Kamp JM
- Gerard de Pouvourville becomes de Pouvourville G
- Keep compound surnames even if no hyphen appears
- Sergio Lopez Moreno becomes Lopez Moreno S
- Jaime Mier y Teran becomes Mier y Teran J
- Virginie Halley des Fontaines becomes Halley des Fontaines V
- [If you cannot determine from the article whether a surname is a compound one or a combination of a middle name and a surname, look to the table of contents of the issue or an annual or other index for clarification. For example, Elizabeth Scott Parker may be interpreted to be Parker ES or Scott Parker E.]
- 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 a diacritic or accent 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
- Box 2, Other surname rules - Citing MedicineBox 2, Other surname rules - Citing Medicine
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