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Vancouver Style Guide: Newspapers

This guide explains how to use the Vancouver Style. It includes a short interactive tutorial.

Print newspaper article

Reference: #. Author(s) Last name Initials. Title of article. Newspaper. Year Month Day of publication; Section: Page (Column).

Example:

10. Tynan T. Medical improvements lower homicide rate: study sees drop in death rate. The Washington Post. 2002 Aug 12;Sect. A:2 (col. 4).  

In-Text-Citation:

Use a superscript number (like this: ¹) in the text at the place where you are indicating that you are citing from a source.

Example:

The advancement of emergency healthcare has lead to an improvement in death rates resulting from assault.10

 

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Online newspaper article

Reference: #. Author(s) Last name Initials. Title of article. Newspaper [Internet]. Year Month Day of publication [cited Year Month Day]: Section: [Pages]. Available from: URL

Example:

11. Kelly M. Burden of Irish debt could yet eclipse that of Greece. Irish Times [Internet]. 2010 May 22 [cited 2011 May 4]; Opinion & Analysis:[about 3 screens]. Available from: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0522/1224270888132.html

In-Text-Citation:

Use a superscript number (like this: ¹) in the text at the place where you are indicating that you are citing from a source.

Example:

Kelly discusses how the debt burdened on the Irish economy might outweigh that loaded on the Greek economy.11

 

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