ðə ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃənz wɜː fˈɜːst ˈɪʃuːd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈaɪɾəl "jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts fɔːɹ mˈænjuːskɹˌɪpts səbmˈɪɾᵻd tə bˌaɪoʊmˈɛdɪkəl dʒˈɜːnəlz" ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd jˌuːˌɑːɹɹˈɛmz ænd ˈɔfən ʃˈɔːɹʔn̩d tuː "jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts".
The recommendations were first issued in 1979 under the title "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals" (abbreviated URMs and often shortened to "Uniform Requirements").