Give credit Allow reader to find original material Many (slightly) different styles Editors know where you are already submitted Vancouver Style, late 1970s
Use complete citation when reading, preparing biblio Science omits article titles, but you may not get accepted by Science
Unpublished data, letters, phone calls are inappropriate Remember purposes: reader has no access to this information If necessary, cite in text (e.g., personal communication) Journal editor may delete, may require permission from person Author-year: use for early drafts easy to add/delete refs long text interruptions, especially in Intro increased production cost Number from alpha list: decreased production cost easy to find who is working in field ref info not available in text if important, cite author/date in sentence “ Streptomycin was first used to treat tuberculosis in 1945 (13).” Number in order of citation: decreased production cost difficult to add/delete works by same author separated in list
Chest, October 1998
Chest, October 1998
Check instructions to authors Ask if you don’t find information about abstracts Transplant team: publish in surgery and nursing journals Reporting same subjects/results: misrepresents the evidence