Library Guides: Vancouver referencing style: Books

Place of publication

Place of Publication

Place is the city where the book was published
Follow US and Canadian cities with the two letter abbreviation for the state or province in brackets eg. Palm Springs (CA). See Appendix E of Citing medicine
Follow cities in other countries with the name of the country written out or using the two letter ISO country code in brackets eg. Cambridge (GB); Berlin (DE); Sydney (AU). See Appendix D in Citing medicine.

Multiple places of publication

If more than one place of publication is given, use the first one or the one set in the largest type or in bold.
Do not give multiple places.

One author

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) – Family name and initials (no more than 2 initials with no spaces between initials). Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.
Reference list																				Butler SW. Secrets from the black bag. London (GB): The Royal College of General Practitioners; 2005.
In-text reference																				The book, “Secrets from the black bag”, by Butler¹ shows that... OR Butler¹purported ...
EndNote reference type																				Book

Two to six authors

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) – Family name and initials, multiple authors separated by a comma. Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.
Reference list																				Cheers B, Darracott R, Lonne B. Social care practice in rural communities. Sydney (AU): The Federation Press; 2007.
In-text reference																				‘... needed to influence policy.’² OR Cheers, Darracott and Lonne have highlighted the fact that ‘...'.²
EndNote reference type																				Book

More than six authors

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) – Family name and initials (no more than 2 initials and no space between initials), Multiple authors separated by a comma. After the 6th author add - "et al." Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.
Reference list																				Hofmeyr GJ, Neilson JP, Alfirevic Z, Crowther CA, Gulmezoglu AM, Hodnett ED et al. A Cochrane pocketbook: pregnancy and childbirth. Chichester (England): John Wiley & Sons; 2008.
In-text reference																				Hofmeyr³ states that...
EndNote reference type																				Book

No author

Elements of the citation																				Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication. Note: Begin a reference with the title of the book if no person or organization can be identified as the author and no editors or translators are given. Do not use anonymous
Reference list																				A guide for women with early breast cancer. Sydney (AU): National Breast Cancer; 2003.
In-text reference																				...do not die from the disease.⁴
EndNote reference type																				Book

Multiple works by the same author

Elements of the citation	Author(s) – Family name and initials, Multiple authors separated by a comma. Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.
Reference list	Campbell MA. A is for anxiety: A parent’s guide to managing anxious children. Brisbane (AU): Post Pressed; 2007. Campbell MA. Anthony the shy alien. Brisbane (AU): Post Pressed; 2006.
In-text reference	The main clinical and research interests of Dr Marilyn Campbell.^5,6 are focused on... [if not previously cited]
EndNote reference type	Book

Elements of the citation

Author(s) – Family name and initials, Multiple authors separated by a comma. Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.

Reference list

Campbell MA. A is for anxiety: A parent’s guide to managing anxious children. Brisbane (AU): Post Pressed; 2007.

Campbell MA. Anthony the shy alien. Brisbane (AU): Post Pressed; 2006.

In-text reference

The main clinical and research interests of Dr Marilyn Campbell.^5,6 are focused on...
[if not previously cited]

EndNote reference type

Book

Different editions

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) – Family name and initials, multiple authors separated by a comma. Title of book. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication. Note: Include the edition number after the book title for all editions except the first edition. Abbreviate edition to 'ed.'
Reference list																				Murtagh J. John Murtagh’s General practice. 4th ed. Sydney (AU): McGraw‐Hill Australia; 2007.
In-text reference																				What has become known as the “Bible of General Practice”⁷ in Australia...
EndNote reference type																				Book

Edited book

Elements the of citation																				Editor(s) – Family name and initials, editors. Title of book. edition (if not first) - ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.
Reference list																				Brooks A, Mahoney P, Rowlands B, editors. ABC of tubes, drains, lines and frames. Malden (MA): BMJ Books, Blackwell Pub.; 2008.
In-text reference																				In all cases, it is important to note the outer diameter of the tube...⁸
EndNote reference type																				Edited book

Chapter in an edited book

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) of chapter - Family name and initials, Title of chapter. In: Editor(s) of book - Family name and initials, editors. Title of book. edition (if not first). Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication. p. [page numbers of chapter]. Note:- multiple authors/editors always separated by commas
Reference list																				Rowlands TE, Haine LS. Acute limb ischaemia. In: Donnelly R, London NJM, editors. ABC of arterial and venous disease. 2nd ed. West Sussex (GB): Blackwell Publishing; 2009. p. 123-140.
In-text reference																				As discussed by Rowlands and Haine⁹...
EndNote reference type																				Book section

Chapter in a non-edited book

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) of book – Family name and initials. Title of book. edition (if not first) - ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication. Chapter [chapter number], Chapter title; p. [page numbers of the chapter].
Reference list																				Speroff L, Fritz MA. Clinical gynaecologic endocrinology and infertility. 7th ed. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2005. Chapter 29, Endometriosis; p.1103‐33.
In-text reference																				...due to endometriosis.¹⁰
EndNote reference type																				Book NOTE: In the Year field enter the year followed by the Chapter number, Chapter title and pages - eg. 2005. Chapter 29, Endometriosis; p.1103‐33 (Note: include all the punctuation shown – EndNote will put in the full‐stop after the page numbers)

Chapter from an electronic book

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) of book – Family name and initials. Title of book [Internet]. # edition. Place of Publication: Publisher Name; Year of Publication. Chapter [chapter number], Chapter title. [cited date - year, month abbreviated, day]. Available from: URL
Reference list																				Darwin C. On the origin of species by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life [Internet]. London (GB): John Murray; 1859. Chapter 5, Laws of variation. [cited 2010 Apr 22]. Available from: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/origin/chapter5.html
In-text reference																				Darwin¹¹ believes that the natural selection...
EndNote reference type																				Electronic book Year field: enter - Publication year followed by the Chapter number and Chapter title eg.1859. Chapter 5, Laws of variation. (include all the punctuation shown)

Electronic book from a full text database

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) of book – Family name and initials. Title of book [Internet]. # edition. Place of Publication: Publisher Name; Year of Publication [cited date - year, month abbreviated, day]. Available from: URL
Reference list																				Griffiths R, Huddy V, Eaton S, Waldorf J, Mansell W. Rethinking secondary mental healthcare : a perceptual control theory perspective [Internet]. 2nd ed. Milton Park (GB): Routledge; 2024 [cited 2024 May 3]. Available from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uql/reader.action?docID=30973199
In-text reference																				Bartlett [12] concludes that...
EndNote reference type																				Electronic book Type of medium field: enter - Internet Date accessed field: enter - date the book was cited eg. 2012 Aug 26

Book in a series

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) – Family name and initials (no more than 2 initials with no spaces between intitials). Title of chapter. In: Editor(s) of book. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher Name; Year of Publication. p. [pages of chapter]. (Series title; vol [volume number]).
Reference list																				Bennett GL, Horuk R. Iodination of chemokines for use in receptor binding analysis. In: Horuk R, Chemokine receptors. New York (NY): Academic Press; 1997. p. 134‐48. (Methods in Enzymology; vol 288).
In-text reference																				The binding of ligand to most seven‐transmembrane (STM) G‐protein‐coupled receptors leads to changes in the coupling of G proteins to the receptor ...(13)
EndNote reference type																				Book Section Title of Series = Methods in Enzymology Pages field: enter - the pages, series title and volume number in brackets eg. 134‐48. (Methods in Enzymology; vol 288)

Translation of a book

Elements of the citation																				Author(s) – Family name and initials. Title of book. Name of translator - family name and initials, translator. Edition of book if later than 1st ed. Place of publication: Publisher name; Year of publication.
Reference list																				Luria AR. The mind of a mnemonist. Solotaroff L, translator. New York (NY): Avon Books; 1969.
In-text reference																				Luria¹⁴, discovered that...
EndNote reference type																				Book Title field: enter - Title of book. Name of translator. eg. The mind of the mnemonist. Solotaroff, translator EndNote will put the full stop at the end of the word - translator