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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.

Webpage

Elements of the citation Author AA, Author BB. Title of page. Title of Website. Month DD, YYYY. (date published if available) Updated Month DD, YYYY. (date updated if available) Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL
 
  • If there are no authors listed, it's often reasonable to attribute authorship to the organisation responsible for the website.  
  • If the page or object has been authored by an organisation, and the name of the organisation and the title of the web site are the same, the author can be omitted from the front of the reference
Reference list
  1. Pharmacy ownership in Queensland. Queensland Health. Updated May 1, 2024. Accessed June 27, 2024. https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/licences/pharmacy/pharmacy-ownership/queensland
  2. Department of Health, State Government of Victoria. Anaphylaxis. Better Health Channel. Updated September 25, 2023. Accessed February 9, 2024. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/ConditionsAndTreatments/anaphylaxis
  3. Food allergy or intolerance? Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia. Updated January 2017. Accessed August 31, 2020. https://allergyfacts.org.au/allergy-anaphylaxis/food-allergy-or-intolerance
  4. Semaglutide. DrugBank Online. December 6, 2017. Updated April 12, 2024. Accessed June 27, 2024. https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB13928
  5. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Johns Hopkins Medicine. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome-pots
EndNote reference type

Web Page

  • Enter 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).