Index Medicus

tuby
Hi

I'd appreciate your help - I am submitting a paper and the journal is adhering to a style called "Index Medicus".
How can I use this style with Zotero?

Thanks !
  • adamsmith
    there is no such style. (see here on Index Medicus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Medicus)
    Either the journal is just referring to the way to abbreviate journal titles - Zotero does follow Index Medicus for those - or they might mean Vancouver style (which comes pre-installed with Zotero). But you'd have to tell us which journal and provide a link to the instructions for authors to say more.
  • tuby
    Thanks for your reply. The journals is "OMAJ - Israeli Medical Association Journal" - see here for instruction for authours - http://www.ima.org.il/ima/formstorage/type7/instructionsimaj.pdf

    Any further advice will be appreciated.
  • adamsmith
    edited April 29, 2014
    That's AMA style (the first listed here:
    https://zotero.org/styles?q=American%20Medical%20Association )

    edit: uhg - except that it wants citations in square brackets. Not sure we have that.
  • tuby
    Thanks - are you sure about that?
    check this as well http://www.ima.org.il/ima/formstorage/type7/checklistimaj.pdf
    They mention square brackets and AMA is different - isn't it?
  • adamsmith
    yeah, unfortunately.
    Have a look at "Cell Research" - it bolds volume titles, but otherwise should be a nice fit.
  • tuby
    in this web page (http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/StaticPage.aspx?Page=6817) - they write "Instruction for Authors correspond to the Vancouver Method reference citation system for articles submitted to medical journals, as formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors"

    Very strange.... so maybe should I do use Vancouver?

    Sorry for so many messages... this is so not straight-forward,,,
  • adamsmith
    see above - it resembles Vancouver, but it's not. Use "Cell Research".
  • adamsmith
    the IMAJ style is now up.
    It will appear on the style repository within 30mins.. (See here if you need instructions for installing styles in standalone.)

    Any problems please let us know.

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