Vancouver
This is the Vancouver style for referencing, used at the Univerity of Portsmouth within the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and the Radiography departments.
This guide is modelled on Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2nd edition). You may wish to consult this source directly for additional information or examples.
Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias/Encyclopedias - Ebook
Reference
Editor Initials, editor [if any].Title of reference book [Internet]. Nth ed [not needed if 1st edition]. Place of publication: Publisher; Year. Title of entry; [note of any update/revision date; cited date YYYY Mon DD]. Available from: URL
Example
Mosby. Mosby’s Medical Dictionary [Internet]. 8th ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby; 2017. Kanamycin sulfate; [cited 2021 Jul 02]. Available from: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1239147&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Merriam-Webster medical dictionary [Internet]. Springfield (MA): Merriam-Webster Incorporated; c2015. Concussion; [cited 2016 May 16]. Available from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/ medical/concussion
In-text citation/Reference List
Remember this will be a running number at the first use of a reference. If the reference is re-used then repeat the number allocated.
Keep your style constant, either parenthesis (number) throughout, or superscript number. Do not change between the two. If your department recommends a particular style then use that.
Jones states that "Empty gelatin capsules are designed to have a moisture content between 13 and 16%".(8 p304 )
or
Jones states that "Empty gelatin capsules are designed to have a moisture content between 13 and 16%".8 (p304)