References & Citations: Vancouver

Murphy JP. Cognitive therapy in young adults with schizophrenia. J Early Interv Psych. 2014;24(2):123-34.

Vincent C. Clinical risk management: enhancing patient safety. 3^rd ed. London: BMJ Books; 2001.

The Vancouver referencing system is widely used in the field of medicine.

In-text citations are identified by Arabic numerals, either in superscript or round brackets, e.g. Murphy¹⁰ or Murphy (10).

Each source receives a number upon its first citation in the text. The same number is always used to identify the source thereafter.

Your reference list is (as you might expect) also ordered numerically.

Authors' names are given in the format surname and initials, but without commas or full stops, e.g. Murphy JP.

Journal titles are abbreviated and not italicised: J Early Interv Psych NOT Journal of Early Intervention in Psychiatry.

Cullen P. Irish scientists find link between obesity and immune system. The Irish Times [internet]. 2015 May 26 [cited 28 May 2015].Available from: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/irish-scientists-find-link-between-obesity-and-immune-system-1.2225692.

Health Service Executive. 'Hay fever affects around 20% of people. It can't be [...]': https://twitter.com/HSElive/status/631067665759629312 2015 August 11 [cited 2015 August 15] [Tweet]. Available from: @HSElive.