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About UQ AVJ style
Citing the sources you use is important because when you draw from other peoples work in your writing and research and do not acknowledge those sources you can be accused of plagiarism or academic misconduct. Citations also allow your readers to follow the sources you have referred to in your work.
Always consult your course profile or lecturer for the preferred citation style for each course. The School of Veterinary Science is currently in a transition phase to using Vancouver referencing style from 2024. Use this guide if your lecturer/tutor indicates that you should use the UQ AVJ style of referencing.
Adapted from Instructions for authors for submissions to the journal of the Australian Veterinary Association, published by Wiley, the Australian Veterinary Journal referencing style is based on Vancouver citing numerical style, with some variations approved for use at UQ.
Keep in mind the following points:
- Write down all the citation details of a source as you use it.
- Place quotation marks ‘_’ around a direct quote.
- You are advised to check with your lecturer as to their preference on the use of page numbers.
- The Reference List, located at the end of the assignment, lists all works cited.
About referencing
This referencing style guide provides a set of rules on how to acknowledge the thoughts, ideas and works of others when you use them in your own work.
Many types of publication examples have been provided in this guide. If you cannot find the example you need, you can:
- consult the Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors and publishers (2nd edition) guide
- type the title of the item into Library Search to see if it has a suggested citation
- view the reference lists of articles in publications that use Vancouver such as the New England Journal of Medicine
- adapt the rules of a similar publication type to the item
- consult other institutions’ style guides
- consult the Instructions to authors, if writing for a journal
- consult with your tutor or course coordinator.
Further resources
Additional referencing information
Referencing specific formats
Suggestions for citing these formats, if there is not an existing rule in your referencing style:
- ChatGPT and other Generative AI tools:
- Check whether you are permitted to use ChatGPT or other Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools prior to commencing your assignment.
- If you use content from AI tools you must reference it or acknowledge it in accordance with course coordinator instructions or publisher policies.
Printing this guide
Access a version of the AVJ guide suitable for printing.
EndNote referencing software
EndNote is a sophisticated citation manager. Use EndNote to:
- Create a list of references from your searches
- Insert citations into a document
- Produce a bibliography in any style within your document
Download:
- a UQ licensed copy of EndNote
- the UQ AVJ style for EndNote to create references - Note: Always check references in EndNote as some variations can occur.