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Vancouver

Vancouver is a numbered referencing style requiring an in-text citation within the text of your document and a related entry in a reference list at the end of your document.

Generative AI - reference list

Content from Generative Artificial intelligence (Gen-AI), such as Copilot and ChatGPT, has recently become widely available. Your lecturer will indicate where and when it is appropriate to use such tools in assessments.

Gen-AI is treated as personal communication in-text if it provides essential information.

Gen-AI is not included in your reference list.

For more information on reference list format and style, see General information - basics of referencing.

Generative AI - in-text citations

In the body of your text, you need the following: Initials and Surname of communicator, and provide an exact date as possible.

Examples

... has been recently identified (May 16, 2019 e-mail from RS Stewart to me).

... the effect on paediatrics (Jun 6, 2019 letter from P Gluckman to me) including the scientific significance.

If you are making a direct quotation, use quotation marks.

J Cook (Apr 1, 2019 email to me) stated that "the chemical compound had ionized".