Our examples are based on the following style guide:
Patrias K, author; Wendling D, editor. Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/
You can also use resources from the Academic Skills Unit on: referencing basics, Vancouver referencing, academic integrity and academic writing to develop your skills. Workshops and consultations are also offered.
General Notes
- Vancouver is a numbered system. All sources appearing in the reference list are listed in the order that they are first cited in the text (not alphabetically)
- The reference list is a numbered list and should be single spaced with one line space between each entry
- Only the author's initials are included regardless of the presentation of the author's name in the source document. Use no more than two initials
- The citations here use round brackets, but square brackets, [1], or superscript¹ may also be used
- The citation numbers are static. The same number should be used for the same source each time it is cited
- Capitalise the first letter of the first word of the title only. The first word of the subtitle is not capitalised
- Capitalise the "v" in Volume for a book title
- For multiple authors, check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format
- Check the sample reference list for guidance on the complete list