Suggestions to medical writers / by George M. Gould.

  • George M. Gould
Date:
1900
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Credit: Suggestions to medical writers / by George M. Gould. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    So I think there should be laid down a series of rules for the guidance of editors and publishers, and I give here¬ with a few that suggest themselves to me without attempt¬ ing to cover the entire ground, for “there are others” which might be added. v Rules for Publishers. 1. Never change the title of a journal if it can be avoided. 2. If a change of title is necessary, let it be made at the begin¬ ning of a volume. 3. Whenever possible let the change of title be made as a sub¬ title. 4. Never change the size of a journal in the midst of a volume— always at the beginning, and avoid such changes as much as possible. 5. Never publish a special number or a supplement of a size differing from the regular issue. 6. Before going to press be sure that the volume, the number and the paginaiioji is correct, and in proper sequence. 7. Whenever possible, begin and end a volume with the calen¬ dar year. 8. All journals which do not begin with the calendar year should state the period to be covered by the volume, i. e., when the volume will end, so that the indexer will know whether to use the compound year or not. A journal begun in March, for example, may end its first volume in December, or it may run on until February, but this fact is never known until the volume is completed. Every number should state the vol¬ ume and year covered, viz: 1899-1900, Volume I; or 1899, Volume I. 9. The volume, running number, monthly number, place of pub¬ lication, name and address of publisher and editor, should appear conspicuously upon every number of a journal. This would save a great deal of time in a library. 10. Advertisements should not be permitted among the reading matter in a medical journal. Many of the journals devote so much space to advertisements that it becomes necessary to omit them when the volume is bound to avoid unwieldi¬ ness and expense in binding.
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