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Vancouver (AMA) referencing style

A guide to referencing in the Vancouver (American Medical Association - AMA) style. Includes tips for using EndNote.

Video - online

Elements of the citation

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Video Title. Publisher; Month DD, YYYY. (date published if available)Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL

  • YouTube videos are referenced differently, see the YouTube video section of this guide
  • The host or director may be given as the author
  • If there is no author, omit this from the front of the reference
  • The publisher is the organisation responsible for producing the content. If that is not available the distributor (or platform/website) may be used instead
Reference list
  1. Sung J. Is There a Monkeypox Vaccine or Treatment? Washington Post; August 6, 2022. Accessed September 9, 2024. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/is-there-a-monkeypox-vaccine-or-treatment/2022/08/06/41672499-595f-4717-b1b6-7a3b9ddcd135_video.html
  2. Better Understanding The Veterinary Client. Animal Care Technologies; 2007. Accessed September 9, 2024. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/p/k2gAPDzKY
  3. Utigaard A. Person-Centered Child Therapy: With Anin Utigaard. Psychotherapy.net; 2007. Accessed September 9, 2024. https://www.kanopy.com/en/uq/video/95038
  4. Speed M. Is Ultra-processed Food Really That Bad? Financial Times; December 20, 2023. Accessed September 9, 2024. https://www.ft.com/video/453b0ade-5788-4234-a070-7c166c34c501
  5. Schnabel J. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. Edu TV; 2007. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/edutv.826840
EndNote reference type

Audiovisual Material

  • Enter title of the video in the Series Title field.
  • Add the publisher (or platform/website) to the Publisher field.
  • Add month and day (Month DD) if known to the Date field, and year to the Year field.
  • Enter the URL in the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024.

Video - one episode of a program

Elements of the citation

Author AA, Author BB. Title of episode. Name of Program. Month DD, YYYY. (date published if available). Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL

  • The host or director may be given as the author
  • If there is no author, omit this from the front of the reference
  • The publisher is the organisation responsible for producing the content. If that is not available the distributor (or platform) may be used instead
Reference list
  1. Tobin G. When IVF goes wrong. Four Corners. 2024. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/four-corners/series/2024/video/NC2403H019S00
EndNote reference type

Audiovisual Material

  • Add the title of the episode to Title.
  • Enter name of the program in the Series Title field.
  • Add month and day (Month DD) if known to the Date field, and year to the Year field.
  • Enter the URL in the URL field and the accessed date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024.

YouTube video

Elements of the citation Author AA, Author BB. Title of video. Title of Website. Month DD, YYYY. (date published) Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL
Reference list
  1. University of California Television. Ketogenesis and fasting: Fuel for the brain. YouTube. August 15, 2020. Accessed June 27, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H33vuQLIiXE&feature=emb_logo
EndNote reference type

Web Page

  • Enter 'YouTube' as the title of the website in the Place Published field.
  • Add the date published to the Year field. Include the month and day (Month DD) in this field if known, e.g May 16, 2020, or May, 2020.
  • Add the date updated (Month DD, YYYY) to the Last Update Date field.
  • Enter the URL in the URL field and the access date in the Access Date field, e.g. September 11, 2024 (ignore the Access Year field).

Video - physical

Elements of the citation

Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Video Title. Physical format. Publisher; Month DD, YYYY. (date published).

  • The host or director may be given as the author
  • If there is no author, omit this from the front of the reference
  • The publisher is the organisation responsible for producing the content. If that is not available the distributor (or platform) may be used instead
Reference list
  1. Williams S. Enhancing Communicative Success Following Stroke: A Multimedia Problem Based Learning Package. DVD. Southern Health; 2011.
EndNote reference type

Audiovisual Material

  • Enter title of the video in the Series Title field.
  • Add the physical format into the Type field.
  • Add publisher in the Publisher field.
  • Add month and day (Month DD) if known to the Date field, and year to the Year field.