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What is the Vancouver citation style?
The Vancouver citation style is a numeric citation system used in biomedical, health and some science publications. It uses numbers within the text that refer to numbered entries in the reference list.
Hundreds of scientific journals use author-number systems, which essentially follow the same logic (numbered citations pointing to numbered list entries), but are different in trivial details such as punctuation, casing of titles and italic.
The Vancouver style is pretty new amongst these citation styles, it was first defined in 1978 at the conference of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) in Vancouver, Canada. The Vancouver style is now published in Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (NLM), and is mainly focused on citation style and bibliographic style.
How to cite in Vancouver style
These are the main conventions when using the Vancouver style for your paper:
- Numeric references are used in the text, mostly numbers in brackets, e.g. (1)
- The same citation number is used whenever the same source is cited in the text
- These in-text numbers are matched to full, numbered references for each publication in the reference list
- The reference list is sorted in the order the citations appeared in the text, not alphabetically
- Very little punctuation is used
- Abbreviations that are already well-established are used for journal titles
- If you wrote a section of your text with several references, you can indicate that by listing each source separated by a comma
- Authors should be cited by last name, then initials (e.g. Levoy G.), with no comma between last name and initials, nor full stop after the initials or spaces between the initials. Indicate the end of the author's name with a full stop
- If there are more than 6 authors, cite the first six followed by et. al. or 'and others'
In-text:
(1)
Reference list:
1. Cox T. Cultural diversity in organizations. San Francisco, Calif: Berrett-Koehler; 2005.
And this is how you would cite a journal article:
In-text:
(2)
Reference list:
2. Leach P. James Paine's Design for the South Front of Kedleston Hall: Dating and Sources. Architectural History. 1997;40:159.
The list above summarizes the essential rules of Vancouver referencing, but there are many variations within the style which can make it very complicated. But you don't need to worry about getting your Vancouver citations wrong with BibGuru.
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FAQs
🍁 Why is the Vancouver style called Vancouver?
The Vancouver style was defined in 1978 at the conference of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) in Vancouver, Canada. Therefore, the style took the name of its birth place.
🔢 Can I cite in-text with superscript numbers in Vancouver style?
Yes, one of the citation systems of Vancouver style is to make in-text references with superscript numbers. These numbers are then listed sequentially in a reference list at the end of the paper.
#️⃣ Can I cite in-text with numbers in brackets in Vancouver style?
Yes, one of the citation systems of Vancouver style is to make in-text references with numbers in round brackets. These numbers are then listed sequentially in a reference list at the end of the paper.
🧮 How does the sequential citation system of Vancouver style work?
Every source referenced in-text is given a number according to the order in which they are introduced. The same citation number is used whenever the same source is cited throughout the text. These in-text numbers are matched to full, numbered references for each publication in the reference list. Finally, the reference list is sorted sequentially, meaning: in the order the citations appeared in the text, not alphabetically.
📖 Is there an official Vancouver style manual?
Yes, the official Vancouver style is now published in Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (NLM).