Box 25Non-English words for editions

• For non-English edition statements in the roman alphabet (French, German, Spanish, Italian, etc.):

  • Provide the name in the original language
  • Abbreviate common words used in edition statements if the language is a familiar one
  • Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns unless the particular language requires capitalization of other words

    • 2. aktualisierte Aufl.
  • Ignore diacritics, accents, and special characters in words. This rule ignores some conventions used in non-English languages to simplify rules for English-language publications.

    • Treat letters marked with a diacritic or accent as if they are not marked

      • Å   treated as   A
      • Ø   treated as   O
      • Ç   treated as   C
      • Ł   treated as   L
      • à   treated as   a
      • ĝ   treated as   g
      • ñ   treated as   n
      • ü   treated as   u
    • Treat two or more letters printed as a unit (ligated letters) as if they are two letters

      • æ   treated as   ae
      • œ   treated as   oe
  • Do not convert numbers or words for numbers to arabic ordinals as is the practice for English language publications. This assists those unfamiliar with a language and avoids awkward constructions.
  • Separate the edition from the title proper by a space
  • Retain the punctuation used in the edition statement
  • Follow abbreviated words by a period and end edition information with a period
    Examples:

    • Ed. 1a.
    • 5. ed. interamente riv. e aggiornata.
    • 2. ed. veneta.
    • Nuova ed.
    • Seconda ed.
    • 4a ed. rev. e ampliada.
    • 2° ed. ampliada y actualizada.
• For an edition statement in Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, or Korean:

  • Romanize (write in the roman alphabet) the words for edition. A good authority for romanization is the ALA-LC Romanization Tables.
  • Abbreviate common words used in edition statements if the language is a familiar one
  • Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns unless the particular language requires capitalization of other words
  • Ignore diacritics, accents, and special characters in words. Treat letters marked with a diacritic or accent as if they are not marked. This rule ignores some conventions used in non-English languages to simplify rules for English-language publications.

    • Examples: ĉ or ç   becomes   c
  • Do not convert numbers or words for numbers to arabic ordinals as is the practice for English language publications. This assists those unfamiliar with a language and avoids awkward constructions.
  • Separate the edition from the title proper by a space
  • Retain the punctuation used in the edition statement
  • Follow abbreviated words by a period and end all edition information with a period
    Examples:

    • Izd. 3., perer. i dop.
    • 2. dopunjeno izd.
    • 2. ekd. epeux.
    • 3. ekd.
• For an edition statement in a character-based language such as Chinese and Japanese:

  • Transliterate or translate the words for edition
  • Do not abbreviate any of the words or omit any words
  • Use the capitalization system of the particular language
  • Ignore diacritics, accents, and special characters in words. Treat letters marked with a diacritic or accent as if they are not marked. This rule ignores some conventions used in non-English languages to simplify rules for English-language publications.
    Examples:

    • ŏ   becomes   o
    • ū   becomes   u
  • Do not convert numbers or words for numbers to arabic ordinals as is the practice for English language publications. This assists those unfamiliar with a language and avoids awkward constructions.
  • Separate the edition from the title by a space
  • Retain the punctuation used in the edition statement
  • End all edition information with a period
    Examples:

    • Shohan.
    • Dai 1-han.
    • Dai 3-pan.
    • Di 3 ban.
    • Cai se ban, Xianggang di 1 ban.
    • Che 6-p`an.
• To help identify editions in other languages, below is a brief list of Non-English words for editions with their abbreviations, if any (n.a. = not abbreviated):

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  Language	Word for Edition	Abbreviation
  Danish	oplag	n.a.
  	udgave
  Dutch	uitgave	uitg.
  	editie	ed.
  Finnish	julkaisu	julk.
  French	edition	ed.
  German	Ausgabe	Ausg.
  	Auflage	Aufl.
  Greek	ekdosis	ekd.
  Italian	edizione	ed.
  Norwegian	publikasjon	publ.
  	utgave	utg.
  Portuguese	edicao	ed.
  Russian	izdanie	izd.
  	publikacija	publ.
  Spanish	edicion	ed.
  	publicacion	publ.
  Swedish	upplaga	n.a.