?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=%22Uniform+Requirements%22+for+grey+literature%3A+proposal+for+the+adoption+of+%22Nancy+style%22%0A&rft.creator=De+Castro%2C+Paola&rft.creator=Salinetti%2C+Sandra&rft.subject=HB.+Gray+literature.&rft.description=The+production+of+a+valuable+and+formally+correct+document+is+strictly+associated+with+the+existence+and+application+of+reference+standards+that+should+be+commonly+used+within+the+community+of+all+the+possible+authors.%0AIn+the+biomedical+field+everybody+knows+what+are+the+Uniform+requirements+for+Manuscript+submitted+to+Biomedical+Journals%2C+better+known+as+%22Vancouver+style%22.+A+short+story+of+this+%22style%22+will+help+understanding+why+we+are+proposing+a+%22Nancy+style%22+for+Grey+Literature+(GL).%0AVancouver+was+the+place+were+a+small+group+of+editors+of+medical+journal+met+in+1978+to+reach+an+agreement+for+a+common+format+of+manuscripts+submitted+to+their+journals.+Since+then%2C+these+guidelines%2C+which+were+initially+based+on+the+format+of+references+to+be+included+in+the+publication%2C+have+been+developing+in+scope+and+also+the+number+of+journals+using+them+is+widely+increasing.%0AToday%2C+the+border+line+between+grey+and+open+literature+becomes+less+and+less+clear+in+terms+of+document+online+availability%2C+therefore+it+seems+particularly+important+to+call+the+attention+of+all+producers+on+the+necessity+to+draw+up+a+reference+tool+for+writing+and+editing+GL+that+now+is+mainly+distributed+through+the+Internet.+This+is+particularly+relevant+in+the+absence+of+a+proper+ISO+standard+for+the+presentation+of+scientific+and+technical+reports%2C+the+best+sample+of+GL%2C+since+the+valuable+but+not+up-date+ISO+5966%2C+produced+in+1982%2C+was+withdrawn%2C+and+not+replaced+by+a+new+standard.%0AFollowing+the+red+thread+of+both+the+relevant+editorial+issues+contained+in+the+last+edition+of+%22Vancouver+style%22+(October+2005%2C+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icmje.org%2F)+and+the+basic+principles+of+the+ISO+5966%2C+a+proposal+will+be+presented+and+discussed+to+reach+an+initial+consensus+on+what+might+lead+to+the+adoption+of+Uniform+requirements+for+the+correct+production+of+institutional+reports.+This+will+be+particularly+useful+now+that+open+access+is+widely+shared+also+by+the+GL+community.+%0AThe+discussion+and+reflections+to+reach+a+consensus+should+include+considerations+on%3A%0A-+publishing+and+editorial+issues+(quality+and+copyright%2C+new+responsibilities+associated+with+electronic+publishing%2C+institutional+budget+for+document+production+and+distribution%2C+correct+use+of+GL+by+lay+people+and+the+general+media%2C+etc.)%3B+%0A-+ethical+issues+(authorship%2C+editorship%2C+appropriateness+of+peer+review%2C+disclosure+of+conflict+of+interest%2C+etc.)%3B%0A-+document+preparation+(items+to+be+included+in+the+title+page%2C+abstracts%2C+document+structure%2C++tables+and+figures%2C+references%2C+levels+of+revision+editing%2C+etc.).%0AIn+this+period+of+metamorphosis+of+GL%2C+an+open+question+concludes+our+reflections%3A+Will+%22Nancy+style%22+contribute+to+change+the+traditional+grey+bug+into+a+colourful+butterfly%3F&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Journal+Article+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6102%2F2%2FNancy_style_PAPER_last.pdf&rft.identifier=De+Castro%2C+Paola+and+Salinetti%2C+Sandra+%22Uniform+Requirements%22+for+grey+literature%3A+proposal+for+the+adoption+of+%22Nancy+style%22.+Publishing+Research+Quarterly%2C+2006%2C+vol.+22%2C+n.+1.+(In+Press)+[cited+var+currentTime+%3D+new+Date()%3Bvar+month+%3D+currentTime.getMonth()+%2B+1%3Bvar+day+%3D+currentTime.getDate()%3Bvar+year+%3D+currentTime.getFullYear()%3Bdocument.write(month+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+day+%2B+%22%2F%22+%2B+year)].+Available+from+WWW%3A+http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6102%2F.+[Journal+Article+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.rclis.org%2F6102%2F