The Vancouver referencing system
Vancouver is a numeric referencing system. All articles published in the journal Radiography require use of the Vancouver system.
How to cite and reference in the Vancouver referencing style
Citations in Vancouver are numbered, starting with number 1. In the journal Radiography, they need to be in superscript. Superscript is a character (such as a number or letter) that is set slightly below or above the normal line of type.
For example, in your essay you might state: "Advanced practice job titles and training vary across Europe. 1"
You add the number 1 after this statement so anyone reading your work can then find the supporting evidence for this statement in your list of references at the end of your work. These are listed in number order, not alphabetically.
The reference numbers should correspond to the numbers you used in your in-text citations, like this:
1. Oliveira C, Barbosa B, Couto JG, Bravo I, Hughes C, McFadden S, et al. Advanced practice roles amongst therapeutic radiographers/radiation therapists: A European survey. Radiography 2023;29(2):261–73. https://doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2022.12.003.
Finding information on the abbreviations of journal titles
Titles of journals in journal article references should be abbreviated according to the standard format. Most journal abbreviations can be found at the National Library of Medicine's website, using the Journals database feature. Journal titles of just one word, for example, Radiography, or Nature, are not normally abbreviated.
Further information on Vancouver referencing for the journal Radiography
The Vancouver style of referencing used by the journal Radiography is not exactly the same as in Cite them Right, in fact it is a bit less complicated. You will, however, find useful information in the Vancouver section of Cite them Right about information on quoting, paraphrasing and summarising in the text of your work.
Another tip is to go to the journal Radiography and view the reference list at the end of some articles, to guide you on the format you should use. You need to view the PDF version of an article to see the correct formatting.
Further examples of Vancouver referencing are also found in the National Library of Medicine’s Citing Medicine publication.