This is the Vancouver style for referencing, used at the Univerity of Portsmouth within the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and the Radiography departments.

This guide is modelled on Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2nd edition). You may wish to consult this source directly for additional information or examples.

Newspaper article - Electronic

If there is a named author (byline) begin the reference with the author.

If there is no byline, put the title of the item in the place of the author.

Give as much location information as possible to locate the article. Use the terminology as used by paper. This includes starting column number counting from the left.

 

Reference 

Author. Title of article. Newspaper title [Internet]. Date of publication [cited date]: Section letter, number or name: [pages or screens]. Available from: URL

 

Examples

 

Semple, I. Scientists back booster shots after substantial decline in antibodies. Guardian [Internet]. 2021 Jul 23 [cited 2021 Jul 23]. Available from: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20210723/page/4/textview

 

Chalmers, V. MRI scan lasting four days has produced the “most detailed scan of the human brain ever” and could be a window into coma and depression. MailOnline [Internet]. 2019 Jul 11 [cited 2021 Jul 23]. Available from: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7237621/MRI-scan-lasting-FOUR-DAYS-produced-detailed-scan-human-brain-ever.html

 

Stoppard M. New vaccine could help to fight cancer. Daily Mirror [Internet]. 2016 May 13 [cited 2016 May 16]. Available from: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/new-cancer-vaccine-couldoffer-7955755

 

In text citation/Reference List


Remember this will be a running number at the first use of a reference. If the reference is re-used then repeat the number allocated.

Keep your style constant, either parenthesis (number) throughout, or superscript number. Do not change between the two. If your department recommends a particular style then use that.

The most detailed MRI scan (10)

or

The most detailed MRI scan 10