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.
Scientific/Technical reports from a Print source
Some reports will have the same type of edition statement found in books, such as "2nd ed." However, most technical reports use such wording as "Annual Report," "Final Report" and "Interim Report" to express edition.
Reference (Report with authors)
Author AA, Author BB. Title. Edition (if given – for example Annual Report, Final Report, Interim Report). Place of publication: Publisher; Date (Year Month Day). (Series title number, if given). Pagination. Report Number (and contract number if given).:
Examples
Collins DE. Recommendations for Radiologic Technology Workforce Development. 2003. Alaska: University of Alaska; 29 p.
Norchi TW. Black book - launching coverage on the U.K.-based pharmaceutical industry. New York: Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc; 1998. 56 p.
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.
Fail-safe alerts (1 p93)
or
Fail-safe alerts 1 (p93)
For examples of reports with Organisations as authors, please click "more" below
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Reference (Reports with organisation as author) - Print source
Name of organisation. Title of report. Edition (if given – for example Annual Report, Final Report, Interim Report). Place of publication: Publisher; Date (Year Month Day). (Series title number, if given). Pagination. Report Number (and contract number if given).:
Example
Royal College of Radiologists. Standards for the communication of radiological reports and fail-safe alert notification. London: Royal College of Radiologists; 2016. 22 p.