1. How to write reference?
Be consistent and
precise!
Jitendra Patil
M. Pharma (Pharmacology)
Medical Services,
Meyer Vitabiotics Ltd

2. Why reference?
• To avoid plagiarism
• Showing the breadth of research
• To acknowledge direct quotes
• To provide evidence to support arguments
• Allowing the reader to verify data

3. Harvard Style

4. End list references - Books
In-text – (Cottrell, 2005)

5. e-Books

6. Journal articles
In-text – (Hendry and Farley, 2006)

7. Citations for works with no author
or anonymous author(s):

8. Entries should be listed
alphabetically

9. Vancouver Style

10. What is the Vancouver Referencing Style?
• It is a "numbered" style.
• It follows rules established by the International Committee
of Medical Journal Editors.
• It is also known as: Uniform Requirements for
Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals.

11. How to do in-text citations?
• A number is assigned to each reference as it
is cited - in brackets [ ] ( ) or superscript.1
• If the source is referred to again, the same number
is used.

12. Book Citation
• Author/Editor/Compiler's surname initials.
• Title of the book.
• # ed. (if not the 1st)
• Place of publication:
• Publisher's name;
• Year of publication.

13. Journal Citations
• Author's surname Initials,
• Author's surname Initials.
• Title of article.
• Title of Journal. abbreviated]
• Year of publication Month date;
• Volume number
• (issue number):
• page numbers.

14. How to create a Reference List?
Entries are listed numerically and in the same
order that they (references) were cited in the text.