Box 1Surnames with hyphens and other punctuation in them

  • Keep hyphens in surnames
    • Estelle Palmer-Canton   becomes   Palmer-Canton, Estelle
    • Ahmed El-Assmy   becomes   El-Assmy, Ahmed
  • Keep particles, such as O', D', and L'
    • Alan D. O'Brien   becomes   O'Brien, Alan D.
    • James O. L'Esperance   becomes   L'Esperance, James O.
    • U. S'adeh   becomes   S'adeh, U.
  • Keep all other punctuation in surnames
    • Charles A. St. James   becomes   St. James, Charles A.

From: Chapter 26, Electronic Mail and Discussion Forums

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Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition.
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