Vancouver referencing style: the importance in scientific publications
International Journal of Development Research
Vancouver referencing style: the importance in scientific publications
Received 21st August 2017; Received in revised form 19th September, 2017; Accepted 26th October, 2017; Published online 30th November, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Dr. Vashisht. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Referencing is a standardized way of acknowledging the sources of information & ideas used in assignments/research work which allows the sources to be identified. Accurate and adequate referencing will help in avoiding accusations of plagiarism. Referencing also enables the reader to find the sources of research work and helps them in understanding the cited author’s work. This paper covers the essentials of referencing and elaborates the Vancouver system, also known as the author–number system, which is a citation style that uses numbers within the text that refer to numbered entries in the reference list.
