Box 186Wikis appearing in more than one language

  • If the contents of a wiki appear in several languages:
    • Give the title in the first language found on the opening screens
    • List all languages of publication after the Availability statement
    • Capitalize the language names
    • Separate the language names by commas
    • End the list of languages with a period
      Example:
      • Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [Internet]. St. Petersburg (FL): Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2001 -   [cited 2007 May 5]. Available from: http://www.wikipedia.org/. English, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, German, Polish, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish.
  • If a wiki has equal text in two or more languages, as often occurs in Canadian publications:
    • Give all titles in the order they are presented on the opening screens
    • Separate them with an equals sign surrounded by a space
    • List all languages of publication after the Availability statement
    • Capitalize the language names
    • Separate the language names by commas
    • End the list of languages with a period
  • If each language version has its own URL, give the URL of the language you used. As an option, give the URLs for all languages. Separate them by a space, a semicolon, and a space.
    • Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [Internet]. St. Petersburg (FL): Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2001 -   [cited 2007 May 5]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page ; http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accueil ; http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptseite ; http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagina_principale ; http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portada English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • If no title is in English, follow with a translation when possible. Place the translation in square brackets.

From: Chapter 26, Electronic Mail and Discussion Forums

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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