Style Request: "Methods of Information in Medicine", ISSN: 0026-1270

Iwanaiko
Dear All,

I would appreciate your help in creating a citation style for the Journal "Methods of Information in Medicine", ISSN: 0026-1270

Similar style: Vancouver style

References
In the text number the references consecutively in the order in which they first appear, using Arabic numerals. Style is based on the formats used by the US National Library of Medicine in MEDLINE (sometimes called the ‘Vancouver style’). For details see the guidelines from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html).

Examples:
1. Lindberg DA, Siegel ER. On assessing the impact of medical in formation: does MEDLINE make a difference?
Methods Inf Med 1991; 30: 239–240.
2. van Bemmel JH, Musen M, editors. Handbook of
Medical Informatics. Heidelberg: Springer; 1997.

Link to style guide: http://www.schattauer.de/fileadmin/assets/zeitschriften/methods/MIM_Instructions_to_Authors_2009.pdf (please see "References" section)

Sample of a free article: http://www.imise.uni-leipzig.de/Archiv/2009/winter-a-2009-62-a.pdf

Thanks in advance,

Iwanaiko
  • adamsmith
    I don't understand. Why not use the existing Vancouver or NLM style?
  • Iwanaiko
    The MIM citation style is based on Vancouver and NLM. Nevertheless there are some derivations from the both styles, apparent in the sample article. E. g. a citation chain (referenced items 5, 6, 7, and 8) is displayed as following: [5–8].

    Thanks,

    Iwanaiko
  • adamsmith
    http://www.zotero.org/support/requesting_styles
    you'll need to list those differences, please.
  • Iwanaiko
    After comparing the styles MIM, Vancouver and NLM I’m of the opinion that the MIM style has more in common with NLM than with the Vancouver style.

    The discrepancies I found out after comparing both styles are as following:

    1) MIM puts citations in brackets [1], NLM in round brackets (1).
    2) Space character between volume and issue is existing in MIM but missing in NLM
    3) Citation sequence in MIM is put into the same brackets e. g. [1-3] instead of [1], [2], [3].
    4) For internet citations: Fields “[Internet]. [date unknown];[cited 2009 Dec 3 ] Available from:” are missing in MIM, but existing in NLM.
    5) NLM seems not to use the accessed-field, existing in MIM for internet sources: Accessed 2008-03-13; 2005”
    6) Space char is used in MIM after the citation counter. NLM is using tabs.


    Examples attached below:

    MIM-Style

    Citation: [1-3], Citation: [1]

    1. Protti DJ, van Bemmel JH, Gunzenhäuser R, Haux R, Warner H, Douglas JV, Lang E. Can Health/Medical Informatics be Regarded as a Separate Discipline? Methods Inf Med 1994; 33 (3): 318–326.
    2. van Bemmel JH. Medical Informatics, Art or Science? Methods Inf Med 1996; 35: 157–172.
    3. Haux R. Individualization, globalization and health – about sustainable information technologies and the aim of medical informatics. Int J Med Inform 2006; 75 (12): 795–808.
    4. IT Government Institute (ITGI). CobiT 4.0 Control Objectives for Information and related Technology: http://www.isaca.org/Template.cfm?Section=COBIT6&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=55&ContentID=7981. Accessed 2008-03-13; 2005.

    National Library of Medicine (dev)

    Citation (1)(2)(3)(4)

    1. Protti DJ, van Bemmel JH, Gunzenhüser R, Haux R, Warner H, Douglas JV, Lang E. Can health/medical informatics be regarded as a separate discipline? Methods Inf Med 1994;33(3):318-326.

    2. van Bemmel JH. Medical informatics, art or science? Methods Inf Med 1996;35(3):157-172;.

    3. Haux R. Individualization, globalization and health--about sustainable information technologies and the aim of medical informatics. Int J Med Inform 2006;75(12):795-808.

    4. IT Government Institute (ITGI). CobiT 4.0 Control Objectives for Information and related Technology [Internet]. [date unknown];[cited 2009 Dec 3 ] Available from: http://www.isaca.org/Template.cfm? Section=COBIT6&Template=/TaggedPage/ TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=55&ContentID= 7981
  • adamsmith
    OK, I'll have a look
  • adamsmith
    OK, go here
    http://gist.github.com/248878
    use the "Raw" link on the top right to download.
    Install by dragging the file to an open Firefox Window to install.
    Please report back with any problems.
  • Iwanaiko
    Thank you for your quick help.

    Iwanaiko
  • adamsmith
    OK, the updated style is now on the new csl 1.0 repository at https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles and will eventually move to citationstyles.org

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