How to cite the EAU Guidelines
The format to cite the EAU Guidelines will vary depending on the journal the reference will be used for.
The number of authors or whether, for instance, to include the publisher location, or the inclusion of an ISBN number may vary.
The EAU Guidelines are published as:
A compilation of all guidelines (large book- and pocket versions)
- Book section
- Scientific paper – in the society journal European Urology
- Web citation – from https://uroweb.org/guidelines/
Compilations
EAU Guidelines. Edn. presented at the EAU Annual Congress Milan 2021. ISBN 978-94-92671-13-4.
In case a publisher/location is standard style, include:
EAU Guidelines Office, Arnhem, The Netherlands. http://uroweb.org/guidelines/compilations-of-all-guidelines/
EAU Pocket Guidelines. Edn. presented at the EAU Annual Congress Milan 2021. ISBN 978-94-92671-14-1.
In case a publisher/location is standard style, include:
EAU Guidelines Office, Arnhem, The Netherlands. http://uroweb.org/guidelines/compilations-of-all-guidelines/
Individual guidelines text from the complete book print
This should be structured in the following way:
Contributors’ names. Title of resource. Publication type. ISBN. Publisher and publisher location.
For example, for the Prostate Cancer Guidelines (including all authors, and comprehensive information):
Mottet N., Bellmunt J., Briers E., Bolla M., Bourke L., Cornford P., De Santis M., Henry A., Joniau S., Lam T., Mason M.D., Van den Poel H., Van den Kwast T.H., Rouvière O., Wiegel T.; members of the EAU – ESTRO – ESUR –SIOG Prostate Cancer Guidelines Panel. EAU – ESTRO – ESUR – SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer. Edn. presented at the EAU Annual Congress Milan 2021. 978-94-92671-13-4. Publisher: EAU Guidelines Office. Place published: Arnhem, The Netherlands.
https://uroweb.org/guideline/prostate-cancer/
Publications in scientific journals
Pubmed or any other electronic database will allow downloading of a citation in a reference manager
For example, for the Prostate Cancer Guidelines:
Mottet N, Bellmunt J, Bolla M, Briers E, Cumberbatch MG, De Santis M, Fossati N, Gross T, Henry AM, Joniau S, Lam TB, Mason MD, Matveev VB, Moldovan PC, van den Bergh RC, Van den Broeck T, van der Poel HG, van der Kwast TH, Rouvière O, Schoots IG, Wiegel T, Cornford P.
Eur Urol. 2017 Apr;71(4):618-629. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.08.003. Epub 2016 Aug 25.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27568654
Web/electronic resource citation
This should be structured in the following way:
Contributors’ names (Last edited date). Title of resource. Retrieved from. Access date
For example, for the Prostate Cancer Guidelines:
Mottet N., Bellmunt J., Briers E., Bolla M., Bourke L., Cornford P., De Santis M., Henry A., Joniau S., Lam T., Mason M.D., Van den Poel H., Van den Kwast T.H., Rouvière O., Wiegel T.; members of the EAU – ESTRO – ESUR –SIOG Prostate Cancer Guidelines Panel. EAU – ESTRO – ESUR – SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer.
Retrieved from: https://uroweb.org/guideline/prostate-cancer/ Access date [insert date the information was accessed].