Box 45No numbers appear on the pages of the report

Occasionally, a report will have no numbers on its pages. If the entire publication has no page numbers:

  • Count the total number of pages of the text
  • Express the total as leaves, not pages
  • End with a period
    Example: 37 leaves.

From: Chapter 4, Scientific and Technical Reports

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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