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VANCOUVER STYLE
When writing a research paper, it is important to cite any When you use information from a source (an idea, a quotation,
sources that you have consulted in your research. You must a table, etc.), refer readers to the source with an Arabic
acknowledge when you are using the ideas, information or number in brackets. (Some instructors or journal editors
arguments of others, whether they are directly quoted or not. may require a number in superscript instead.) This number
Failure to do so may be construed as plagiarism. Plagiarism is corresponds to your reference list at the end of the paper — in
the presentation of the ideas of others as one’s own and is a Vancouver Style, this list matches the order in which you
serious offence. mention sources.
This guide provides a quick reference for Vancouver Style, If you cite the same source more than once, reuse the
which is a brief name for the Uniform Requirements for original number from the reference list. To cite more than one
Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals and which source at the same time, list their numbers in the reference
works on the same principles as the National Library of list , separated by commas (1,2) or using a dash for several
Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. references listed consecutively (1–3).
Citation information must appear in two places. In general, you do not need to cite the author or title of the
source in the text of your paper, but in certain situations you
∆∆First, it must appear in the text of your paper at the may decide it is important to mention them.
point where the borrowed fact or idea appears. See the
Parenthetical References section below. Punctuation: If the citation is at the end of a sentence or
∆∆Secondly, you are required to include a complete list of clause, place it after a period or comma but before a colon or
sources at the end of the paper. See the Reference List semicolon.
section below.
GENERAL CITATION In Print, Single author
Smaller pediatric blood collection tubes can be used to Laudicina RJ. Searching for hereditary hemochromatosis.
minimize blood loss. (1) Clin Lab Sci. 2006 Summer; 19(3):174–183.
Smith (2006) found the opposite result. (cited by 7, p276) Lau WH, Leong WS, Ismail Z, Gam LH. Qualification and
application of an ELI SA for the determination of Tamm
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screening of kidney stone disease. Int J Biol Sci [Internet].
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a research paper with the title, References, centred at the http://www.biolsci.org/v04p0215.htm
top of the page. It is a numbered list of all the sources cited in
the paper, in the order in which they are first cited. No italics, Accessed through a Database
underlining, or quotation marks are necessary to indicate the Hanson E, Agosti S, Kang L. Can a clinical LAP procedure be
titles of sources. made reproducible and easy to perform? MLO Med Lab Obs
[Internet]. 2009 Nov [cited 2010 Feb 12];41(11):44–46.
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Journal. Date of Publication; Volume Number(Issue Number):
Page Numbers. Note: A long url can be shortened using a url redirection
service such as bit.ly or tinyurl.com.
Basic Format (Online)
Author Surname Initials. Title of article. Abbreviated Title of Smyth M, Moore J, Goldsmith C. Urinary tract infections: role
Journal [Internet]. Date of Publication [cited Date of Access]; of the clinical microbiology laboratory. Urol Nurs [Internet].
Volume Number(Issue Number):Page Numbers. Available from 2006 June [cited 2010 Feb 12];26(3):198–203. Available
Database Name (use simply “Available from” if not accessed from: Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive:
through a database): URL http://bit.ly/agqOiO
Young NS, Gerson SL, High KA, editors. Clinical hematology. Author Surname Initials (if available). Title of web site
Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier; 2006. 1420 p. [Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of First
Publication [Date of Last Update; Date of Access]. Available
Note: When a book has more than three authors, you may give from: URL
the first three or the first six authors’ names followed by et al.
Note: Websites vary considerably in the amount of publication
Traldi P, Magno F, LavagniniI, et al. Quantitative applications of information supplied. Be sure to look for information such
mass spectrometry. Chichester: Wiley; 2006. 138 p. as author name in a variety of places – it may be given
somewhere on the web page you wish to cite, on the webs
Stamtoyannopoulos G, Majerus PW, Perimutter RM, et al., site’s home page, or elsewhere within the site.
editors. The molecular basis of blood diseases. 3rd ed.
Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2001. 1028 p. If you cannot find the place of publication, publisher, or date of
first publication, use: [Place unknown], [Publisher unknown],
In Print, Corporate Author/Editor or [date unknown]. Other elements, such as author, can simply
be omitted if they are not specified.
American Chemical Society, Task Force on Laboratory Waste
Management. Laboratory waste management: a guidebook. Bellham S. Histology–World! [Internet] [Publisher unknown]:
Washington: American Chemical Society; 1994. 211 p. Histology–World; [date unknown] [cited 2010 Feb 20].
Available from: http://www.histology-world.com/
Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science [Internet]. AN ONLINE IMAGE
Hamilton: Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science; Delisle GJ, Tomalty L, Queens University. Encapsulated
2010 [cited 19 Feb 2010]. Available from: streptococcus pneumonia [image on the Internet]. [Date
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