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.
Includes company reports, Law Commission reports, publications from Government departments, briefing or working papers, and market research reports.
The format is very much like a book, with author, year, title, place of publication and publisher. However, if it comes from a recognised series, include the series title and number in round brackets after the title. Some types of report may have a corporate author (the name of the organization responsible for the report goes in the author position).
Scientific or Technical Reports
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.
Reports with named author(s)
Reference
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).:
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)
Reports with organisations as authors
Reference
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).:
Royal College of Radiologists. Standards for the communication of radiological reports and fail-safe alert notification. London: Royal College of Radiologists; 2016. 22 p.
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.
Reports with named author(s)
Reference
Author AA, Author BB. Title of report [Internet]. Edition (if given – for example Annual Report, Final Report, Interim Report). Place of publication: Publisher; Date [cited YYYY Mon DD]. (Series title and number, if given). Pagination. Report Number (and contract number if given).: Available from:
Gilpatrick E, Gullion C. Using Task Data in Diagnostic Radiology [Internet]. New York: Health Services Mobility Study; 1977 [cited 2021 Aug 9]. Research Report No. 8. Volume 2. Curriculum Objectives for Radiologic Technology.: Available from: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED145096&site=eds-live
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.
Diagnostic radiology (1 p93) ...
or
Diagnostic radiology 1 (p93) ...
Reports with organisation as authors
Reference
Organisation Name. Title of report [Internet]. Edition (if given – for example Annual Report, Final Report, Interim Report). Place of publication: Publisher; Date [cited YYYY Mon DD]. (Series title and number, if given). Pagination. Report Number (and contract number if given).: Available from:
General Pharmaceutical Council. Pharmacy inspections. Lalys Pharmacy (1116129) [Internet]. Inspection Report. London: General Pharmaceutical Council; 2019 Jun 14 [cited 2021 Aug 09]. 10 p. Available from: https://inspections.pharmacyregulation.org/pharmacy/download/1116129-2019-06-14-788.pdf
General Pharmaceutical Council. Barriers and enablers to the pharmacy technician profession [Internet]. London: General Pharmaceutical Council; 2019 Oct 24 [cited 2021 Aug 05]. 9 p. Available from: https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/sites/default/files/document/barriers-and-enablers-to-the-pharmacy-technician-profession.pdf