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Deakin Vancouver Referencing Guide

A practical Vancouver-style referencing checklist for Deakin University students, especially health and science coursework.

Reviewed 2026-09-23Australia & UK student resource

Quick answer

A practical Vancouver-style referencing checklist for Deakin University students, especially health and science coursework.

Use the current Deakin instructions

Always compare your references with the current unit guide or library guidance because requirements can change between courses and assessment tasks.

Number sources consistently

Vancouver uses numbered citations. Keep numbering consistent with the order required by your course and do not renumber citations manually without checking the whole document.

Reference details

Check author names, article or book title, journal details, year, volume, issue, pages and DOI or URL as applicable to the source.

Final review

Check that each citation points to the correct reference and that the reference list contains only sources used in the assessment.

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