Box 23Titles ending in punctuation other than a period

  • Most titles of books end in a period. Place [microfiche], [microfilm], or [microcard] inside the period.
    • An overview of medical and public health literature addressing literacy issues: an annotated bibliography [microfiche].
  • If a title ends in another form of punctuation, keep that punctuation and follow [microfiche], [microfilm], or [microcard] with a period
    • A bibliography on human rights in South Africa: is Apartheid gone? [microfiche].

From: Chapter 6, Bibliographies

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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