References

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Contents 1 Adding your references 2 Creating a References section 3 Inserting the references 4 Referencing systems to use 4.1 Vancouver system

Adding your references

The first step when citing a reference is to add the references within the text of your page, usually just after the relevant sentence or paragraph which is being cited.

In the following example paragraph of text, we will add three sample references.

The following code:

Produces the following:

It has been said that trains are better than planes, when discussing transporting cargo over medium distances. ^[1] While the vast majority of the transportation community stand behind trains as the primary cargo transport method, ^[1] there has been a resistance as can be seen by the major airlines publications. ^[1]

Creating a References section

The second step is to create a References section at the bottom of the page. Only add a References section if one has not already been added to the page.

Related topics:

• How to use sections

Inserting the references

The third step is to enter a special command in your newly created References section, which will generate a numbered list of all references found anywhere in the current page. This list of references will automatically update as references are added or removed from the page.

The following code:

<references/>

Which will produce the following:

Referencing systems to use

The <ref>...</ref> form of referencing does not force you to use any particular referencing system, such as Harvard System or Vancouver System, you may enter references in any format that clearly defines your citation.

Vancouver system

It is strongly recommended that you use the Vancouver System when referencing medical journals.

Vancouver style is so named as it is based on the work of a group, first meeting in Vancouver in 1978, which became the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). [1]