Journal articles
Format for in-text citation
Example
Recent research1 has revealed heterogeneous aging across multiple organ systems is a prediction of chronic disease.
Format for Reference List
Elements, punctuation and capitalisation
Print journal article
1. Author. Article title. Journal Title. Year;Volume(Issue):Page numbers.
Online journal article with doi
1. Author. Article title. Journal Title. Year;Volume(Issue):Page numbers. doi:xxxxx
Online journal article with no doi, use an accessible URL
1. Author. Article title. Journal title. Year;Volume(Issue):Page numbers. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL
Example
1. Tian YE, Cropley V, Maier AB, Lautenschlager NT, Breakspear M, Zalesky A. Heterogeneous aging across multiple organ systems and prediction of chronic disease and mortality. Nat Med. 2023;29(5):1221-1231. doi:10.1038/s41591-023-02296-6
Permanent link (journal articles): https://library.unimelb.edu.au/recite/referencing-styles/vancouver/journal
Style notes for journal articles
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Authors
Number of authors Example 0 Leave blank 1 Doherty P 2-6 Lo Bianco J, Slaughter Y. 6+ Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, et al No author
- Leave author blank.
- Don't use Anonymous unless the author is specifically credited as Anonymous
Nobel lectures in physiology or medicine 1922-1941. World Scientific 1999.
1 author
- Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
- No punctuation in between surname and initials.
Doherty P. An insider's plague year. Melbourne University Press; 2021.
2–6 authors
- Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
- No punctuation in between surname and initials.
- Use a comma to separate authors.
Lo Bianco J, Slaughter Y. Second languages and Australian schooling. Australian Education Review. ACER Press; 2009.
6+ authors
- Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
- No punctuation in between surname and initials.
- After 3 authors use et al
Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, et al. Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations. Lancet. 2023;401(10383):1214-1228. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00012-0
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Journal abbreviations
Use the NLM (National Library of Medicine) Catalog abbreviations, don’t make up your own.
Further help
Formatting in-text citations and reference lists in the Vancouver style.
Referencing FAQs not specific to a style.