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FAQs on Vancouver

Who uses Vancouver Referencing and what So my References must list all the sources
is it? I have read and nothing else?
It is a referencing system first established Yes, follow that principle and you can’t go wrong.
in Vancouver, Canada by the International To repeat (as this is an important point), your
Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) References lists should contain a full reference
and now widely used in biomedical and health for every work mentioned in your text, but should
publications. It uses an in-text numbering system not include works which you might have come
matched with a final numbered Reference list at across while researching your topic but did not
the end of the text. choose to cite. So be sure to acknowledge all
your sources at the point of (each) use in your
own work.
What is distinctive about Vancouver?
Features to note in the examples given in this
Quick Guide: So is Vancouver suitable for all my
n Vancouver uses in-text Put citation numbers course work assignments?
numbers at the point of after mid-sentence Different academic disciplines and
citation punctuation like this, departments use different referencing
n These numbers are placed (1) and / or after the systems, so be sure to check what style
you should use if you enrol for a module
in bracket after sentence or full stop like this.(2) outside your department.
clause punctuation
n The same citation number is used whenever
the same source is cited in your text This leaflet shows layout for only common
n The numbered References list gives types of sources – where can I find the full
publications in the order they appeared in the ICMJE guidance on Vancouver style?
text Full details with regular updates are managed
n The References list provides full details of the and published by the U.S. National Library of
source Medicine (“Citing Medicine”) published online at
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/

What is the difference between
Bibliography and Reference List?
n Technically, a Reference List contains only
items that the author of a book or journal article
has actually cited. The larger Bibliography
would contain also items that the author may
not have referred to directly but would regard
as of interest to a reader wishing to know more
on the subject.