Box 16Options for newspaper titles

  • It is not NLM or NISO practice, but a newspaper title may be abbreviated using the same rules as those employed for journal titles. See Chapter 1A for further discussion.
    • The Washington Post   becomes   Wash Post
    • The New York Times   becomes   N Y Times
  • Note that the edition rules for newspapers still apply
    • N Y Times (Final Ed.).

From: Chapter 8, Newspaper Articles

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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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