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Vancouver Book Citation Template

Complete Vancouver style guide for book citations. Medical referencing with numbered system.

Copy-ready template

Author AA. Title of book. Edition. Place: Publisher; Year.

Filled example

Reference

Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC. Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. 10th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2021.

In-text citation

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Field mapping

author
Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC
title
Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease
edition
10th ed.
location
Philadelphia
publisher
Elsevier
year
2021

Common mistakes

  • Adding periods between initials
  • Italicizing the title
  • Using comma instead of semicolon before year
  • Omitting place of publication

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