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

  • Authors
    Number of authorsExample
    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

  • Journal abbreviations

    Use the  NLM (National Library of Medicine) Catalog abbreviations, don’t make up your own.

Further help

General style notes

Formatting in-text citations and reference lists in the Vancouver style.

Referencing FAQs

Referencing FAQs not specific to a style.