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How to Do Vancouver Style Referencing?
Vancouver is a referencing style commonly used in science and medicine and consist of two parts:
- In-text Citation- Whenever you quotes or paraphrase someone’s work in your text.
- End-Text Referencing- The complete details of the in citation text is given at the end of the text in the reference list.
Vancouver Referencing For Research Papers/Journals:
Whenever you cite a research in your paper, your Vancouver reference style should follow the following format:
In-text Citation:
- Unlike APA style referencing where author name is used in the text, Vancouver uses numbers in EITHER square bracket [ ], curved bracket ( ) or as superscripts 1, 2, 3
- Same number will be used for each of the source used.
Examples:
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References: All the sources are listed under the reference section. Each citation numbered above is detailed under the reference section in the following way:
The above example consist of:
- Author’s Name:
| NUMBER OF AUTHORS | INSTRUCTION | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| One author | Surname followed by 2 initials. | Shelton DB |
| 2-6 authors | List the names of all authors. | Hallar AH, Amorgui JD, Jeremiah IM, Casillas J, Schulman CI, Manning RJ |
| 6 or more | Name of 1st 6 authors, then add ‘et-al’ | Hallar AH, Amorgui JD, Jeremiah IM, Casillas J, Schulman CI, Manning RJ, et al. |
- Article Name: use only 1st sentence of the title.
- Journal Title: Journal titles are abbreviated or used in short forms.
- Date: With the format YY:MM:DD
- Volume Number and pages
All the above components are combined with the citation number under the following format:
| Format: |
|---|
| Number of citation. Author AA, Author BB. Title of article. Abbreviated title of Journal [Internet]. Date of publication YYYY MM [cited YYYY Mon DD];volume number(issue number):page numbers |
| Example: |
| Hallar AH, Amorgui JD, Jeremiah IM, Casillas J, Schulman CI, Manning RJ, et al. The effect of antibiotic on bacterial resistance. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Jun 14;200(6):869-75 |
Vancouver Referencing For Books:
Book referencing is almost same as journal or article referencing but has few added components as explained below:
- In-text citation- In-text citation remains same for all sources whether it is article, book, encyclopedia or any other source.
- References: Is a bit different as illustrated as follow:
The components of book reference include following:
- 1Author’s Name -Same as for journals and articles.
- Book Name
- Edition- No need of mentioning if its 1st edition.
- Place of Publication
- Name of Publisher
- Year of publication
- Paging
As combined under the following format:
| Format: |
|---|
| Author AA. Title of book. Number of Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Paging. |
| Example: |
| Carlson BM. Human embryology and developmental biology. 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2010. 546 p |
Vancouver Referencing For Dictionaries and Encyclopedia:
- In-text Citation- Same as research and book citation.
- Reference: See the following illustration for referencing the dictionary and encyclopedia.
References consist of the following elements:
- Title of encyclopedia
- Place of Publication
- Publisher
- Year of Publication
- Title of the article
- Updated date (given in encyclopedia)
- Citation date (given)
- Number of pages or screen
- Available from (URL)
| Format: |
|---|
| Title of encyclopedia. Place of publication: Name of Publisher; year. Title of article; [updated YYYY Mon DD; cited YYYY Mon DD]; [# of pages or screens]. Available from: URL |
| Example: |
| A.D.A.M. medical encyclopedia. Atlanta (GA): A.D.A.M., Inc.; c2005. Ear barotrauma; [updated 2010 Oct 20; cited 2017 Nov 16]; [about 5 screens]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001074.htm |
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Additional Information:
- Harvard Reference Guide
- APA Referencing Guide
- Oscola Reference Guide
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