Box 9No author can be found

  • If no person or organization can be found as the author but editors or translators are present, begin the reference with the names of the editors or translators. Follow the same rules as used for author names, but end the list of names with a comma and the specific role, that is, editor or translator.
    • Morrison CP, Court FG, editors.
    • Walser E, translator.
  • If no person or organization can be identified as the author and no editors or translators are given, begin the reference with the title. Do not use anonymous.
    • Typhoid Mary, the most dangerous woman in America [DVD]. Nancy Porter Productions, Inc., producer. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation; c2005. 1 DVD: 60 min., sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

From: Chapter 18, Books and Other Individual Titles on CD-ROM, DVD, or Disk

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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