NLM Citation Guide
National Library of Medicine Style
NLM style is used by the National Library of Medicine and adopted by many biomedical journals. It is closely related to Vancouver style and uses numbered citations.
Common Uses
- Biomedical journals
- Medical research
- Health sciences
- PubMed-indexed journals
Book Citation
Author AA. Title of Book. Place: Publisher; Year.Journal Article Citation
Author AA. Title of article. Abbreviated Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Pages.Website Citation
Author AA. Title of page [Internet]. Website Name; Year [cited Date]. Available from: URLIn-Text Citation
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Other Citation Styles
APA Citation Guide
APA style is used primarily in psychology, education, and social sciences. It emphasizes author-date citations and clear, concise writing.
MLA Citation Guide
MLA style is used in humanities, especially literature and language studies. It emphasizes author-page citations and works cited pages.
Chicago Citation Guide
Chicago style offers two systems: Notes-Bibliography (humanities) and Author-Date (sciences). It's widely used in history and publishing.