Contents & Organization
Pages
Number manuscript and reference pages consecutively.
Headers
Indicate
order of headings. Main headings should be in all capital
letters. Secondary headers should have main words in capital
letters. Tertiary headers should only have first word capitalized.
Example
Main Header: THE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING
Secondary Header: The Benefits of Breastfeeding
Tertiary Header: The benefits of breastfeeding
If
you have headers that extend beyond tertiary headers, put
them in italics.
4th level header: THE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING
5th level header: The Benefits of Breastfeeding
6th level header: The benefits of breastfeeding
Figures
Figures may be simple line drawings, charts, graphs, diagrams,
maps, photographs, ink wash, watercolor, or pencil drawings.
Figures should be mentioned at least once in the text. Figures
should be placed on the page where they are mentioned. Include
all figures when you submit text.
Numbering
Figures should be numbered consecutively: Fig. 1, Fig. 2,
etc.
Grouping
If figures are to be grouped together, such as for a step-by-step
procedure, indicate the grouping by letter designation:
Fig. 1A; Fig. 1B; Fig. 1C. If you have a preference for
their layout, enclose a rough sketch.
Legends
(Captions)
The legend is a brief explanation of the figure. Each figure
must have a legend. Legend numbers should correspond with
the figure numbers. Give credit for a borrowed illustration.
Include permission from the originator to use borrowed figures.
Tables
Each table should have a short title. Number tables consecutively
within each chapter: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc. Place
each table on the page following where it is mentioned.
Give credit for borrowed tables. Include permission from
the originator to use borrowed tables.
Boxes
If the material is to be separated from the text, but it
is not a table (for example, a checklist, list, or procedure),
it will be placed in a box. Place it in the chapter close
to where it is mentioned.
References
In
the text. To reference an article in the text, put the author’s
last name followed by the date of the article in parentheses.
If there are two authors, list first author last name &
second author last name, followed by the date of the article.
If there are more than two authors, list the first author’s
last name followed by et al., then the date of the article.
Example
One author: (Hale, 2006)
Two authors: (Hale & Hartmann, 2007)
More than two authors: (Hale et al., 2007)
Format
Vancouver style - follow the examples below.
Most
recent
Use references of recent origin and latest editions unless
of historical value.
Proofread
Carefully
Check spelling of authors’ names in the text against
spelling in the references.
Names
of Journals or Books
Put in italics.
Multiple
Authors
If a book or journal article has more than 6 authors, list the first author followed by et al.
Unpublished
Material and Personal Communications
Unpublished material and personal communications
should be included as numbered references. Provide specific
information as follows: Jones S., personal communication,
Feb 21, 1997; Jones S: CPR, unpublished manuscript, 1997.
Placement
The reference pages are placed at the end of each chapter
and numbered as manuscript pages.
Publication
Facts
References should include the full facts of publication
as follows:
From
a Book
Author(s) and/or editor(s). Title. Edition. City in which
publisher is located: Publisher; year of publication. When
essential, add the volume number and page number.
Book Examples
(1) Bennett PN. Drugs and Human Lactation. Ed 2. Amsterdam:
Elsevier; 1996.
(2) Hale TW, Ilett KF. Drug therapy and breastfeeding. From
theory to clinical practice. First ed. London: Parthenon
Press; 2002.
(3) Burrus TL, Spiegel HF. Earth in crisis: an introduction
to earth sciences. Ed 2. St. Louis: Mosby; 1980.
(4) Kagan BM, Goodhart RS: The vitamins. In Wohl MG, Goodhart
RS (eds): Modern nutrition in health and disease. Philadelphia:
Lea & Febiger; 1964.
From a journal: Author(s). Title of article. Name of journal
(abbreviated without periods). Year month; volume(number):
page numbers.
Journal
and Periodical Examples
(1) Hale TW, Kristensen JH, Hackett LP, Kohan R, Ilett KF.
Transfer of metformin into human milk. Diabetologia. 2002;
45(11):1509-14.
(2) Hartmann PE, Prosser CG. Physiological basis of longitudinal
changes in human milk yield and composition. Federation
Proceedings. 1984; 43(9):2448-53.
(3) Hartmann PE. Lactation and reproduction in Western Australian
women. J Reprod Med. 1987; 32(7):543-7.
(4) Ilett KF, Kristensen JH, Wojnar-Horton RE, Begg EJ.
Drug distribution in human milk. Australian Prescriber.
1997; 20(2):35-40.
More
Examples
Article in an electronic journal:
Cantillon P, Irish B, Sales D. Using computers for assessment
in medicine. BMJ [serial on the Internet]. 2004; 329(7466):606-9.
Available from: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7466/606.
[accessed 2004 Sep 15]
Web
Document
National Library of Medicine. The National Library of Medicine’s
Visible Human Project [homepage on the Internet] Bethesda,
MA. C2003-2004. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
[cited 2004 Sep 15]
Conference
Paper
Anderson JC. Current status of chorion villus biopsy. In:
Tudenhope D, Chenoweth J (eds). Proceedings of the Fourth
Congress of the Australian Perinatal Society; 1986 Sept.
3-6; Brisbane, Queensland: Australian Perinatal Society;
1987. p. 190-6.
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