Medical School

Referencing

• shows what sources you have used to research your topic.
• it gives support and weight to your arguments and conclusions
• to avoid accusations of plagiarism
• it allows you to acknowledge the contribution of other researchers in your work

Plagiarism is the act of copying someone else's work and claiming it as your own.

Endnote is a software tool that manages your references and formats your bibliography.

Please link to Endnote 9 Guide and Tutorials by clicking:

Endnote 9

Vancouver is a numbered referencing style that is commonly used in medicine and science. It consists of:

• the use of a number to indicate a citation to someone else's work in the text
• a numbered list at the end of the document that provides full details of the in-text reference

For a detailed guide to Vancouver referencing please consult

Citing Medicine, 2nd edition The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers Karen Patrias; Dan Wendling, Technical Editor. 2007