Vancouver style
These are the general criteria for citations as per the Vancouver style.
We recommend an adapted version of the Vancouver style (in the Options for author names guidelines), which includes the full name of the author, to make women more visible in bibliographies.
Bibliographic reference
Article
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. Article title. Journal title. Year of publication Month;volume number(issue number):start page number–end page number.
- EXAMPLE
Puigventós, Francesc; Riera, Melcior; Delibes, Carla; Peñaranda, María; De la Fuente, Laura; Boronat, Assumpció. Estudios de adherencia a los fármacos antirretrovirales: una revisión sistemática. Med Clin (Barc). 2002 Jun;119(4):130-7.
Blog
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. Blog post title. Date blog post [cited ]. In: Blog Author or Blog editor. Blog title [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher or Organization. Year of publication. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Villarejo, Luis. ¿Cómo se aplica la realidad aumentada en el ámbito de la salud? 2019 Nov 28th [cited 12 January 2020]. In: Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de la UOC. Salud con Ciencia [Internet]. Barcelona: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. 2019. Available from: https://cienciasdelasalud.blogs.uoc.edu/realidad-aumentada-en-salud/
Book
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. Book title. Edition [if not first]. Place of publication: Publisher; year of publication. Pagination.
- EXAMPLE
Ross, Michael H.; Pawlina, Wojciech. Histología: texto y atlas color con biología celular y molecular. 4th ed. Mexico: Médica Panamericana; 2013. 864 p.
Chapter or part of a book
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. Title of the chapter or part. In: Book title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; year of publication. p. start page number─end page number.
- EXAMPLE
Solanilla, Laura; Medina, Francesc Xavier. Chapter VII. Gastronomía y redes sociales: patrimonio gastronómico y blogs de cocina en Cataluña. In: Comida y mundo virtual: internet, redes sociales y representaciones visuales. Barcelona: Editorial UOC; 2017. p. 139-156.
Conference papers
- STRUCTURE
Editors of the conference proceedings. Title of the book. Name of the conference; date of the conference; place of the conference. Place of publication: publisher; year. Number of pages. Available at: URL.
- EXAMPLE
Van Pelt, Jaap; Kamermans, Maarten; Levelt, Christiaan N.; Van Ooyen, Arjen; Ramakers, Ger J. A.; Roelfsema, Pieter R., editors. Development, Dynamics, and Pathology of Neuronal Networks: From Molecules to Functional Circuits. Proceedings of the 23rd International Summer School of Brain Research; 2003 Aug 25-29; Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2005. p. 385 (Progress in Brain Research; vol. 147). Available at: https://www.elsevier.com/books/development-dynamics-and-pathology-of-neuronal-networks-from-molecules-to-functional-circuits/van-pelt/978-0-444-51663-3.
Database
- STRUCTURE
Author. Database name [online database]. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed [online database]. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?otool=iesuodclib
E-book
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. E-book title [internet]. Place of publication: Publisher; year of publication [cited ]. Number of pages. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Bach-Faig, Anna; Esquius de la Zarza, Laura, editors. La Alimentación en la actividad física y el deporte [internet]. Barcelona: Editorial UOC; 2018 [cited 19 December 2019]. 667 p. Available from: https://www.editorialuoc.cat/la-alimentacion-en-la-actividad-fisica-y-el-deporte
Final project (bachelor's or master's degree)
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. Title of final project [bachelor's/master's degree final project on internet]. Place of publication: Institution; year of publication [cited ]. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Puig Teixidor, Pilar. Solitud i persones grans institucionalitzades: Una visió des del treball social sanitari [master's degree final project on internet]. Barcelona: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; 2019 [cited 12 January 2020]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10609/99570
Interview
- STRUCTURE
Interviewed's Surname, Interviewed's Name. Title of the document. Interview by Interwiewer's Name and Surname. Name of the journal. [Internet]. Date of publication [cited];volume(number):first page-final page. Available from: URL or DOI.
- EXAMPLE
Springsteen, Bruce. A 54-Minute Conversation With Bruce Springsteen. Interview by Andy Greene. Rolling Stone. [Internet]. 2014 Jan 9. [cited 2022 Jul 10]. Available from: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/a-54-minute-conversation-with-bruce-springsteen-181303/2022
Journal
- STRUCTURE
Journal title. Place of publication: Publisher. Start publication year–(end publication year, if no longer published). ISSN.
- EXAMPLE
Journal of Medical Internet Research. Canada: JMIR Publications. 1999– . ISSN 1438-8871.
Legislation
- STRUCTURE
Title of the law or decree. Publication title, number (day-month-year).
- EXAMPLE
Ley 17/2011, de 5 de julio, de seguridad alimentaria y nutrición. Official Gazette of the Government of Spain, no. 160 (06-07-2011).
Online article
- STRUCTURE
Author's Surname, author's Name. Article title. Journal title [internet]. Year of publication Mon [cited ];volume number(issue number):start page number–end page number. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Puigdomènech Puig, Elisa; Robles, Noemí; Saigí-Rubió, Francesc, et al. Assessment of the Efficacy, Safety, and Effectiveness of Weight Control and Obesity Management Mobile Health Interventions: Systematic Review. JMIR mHealth uHealth [internet]. 2019 Oct [cited 7 November 2019];7(10):e12612. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2196/12612
Online newspaper
- STRUCTURE
Author's surname, Name. Headline. Name of the media outlet [online]. Date of the news [Accessed:]. Available at: URL.
- EXAMPLE
Bejerano, Pablo G. La educación desembarca en el metaverso. El País [online]. 2 March 2022 [Accessed: 1 June 2022]. Available at: https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2022-03-02/la-educacion-desembarca-en-el-metaverso.html.
Photographs, prints or posters
- STRUCTURE
Author's surname, author's name. Image title [type of medium]. Year of creation. Museum or gallery name, place. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Van Gogh, Vincent. Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear [painting]. 1889. The Courtauld Gallery, London. Available from: https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/ACOURTAULDIG_10313599362
Podcast
- STRUCTURE
Name of the programme. Podcast title [podcast]. Place of publication: responsible institution; year of publication [Accessed:]. Number of minutes. Available at: URL.
- EXAMPLE
Gente sana. Nutrición deportiva [podcast]. RNE; 2017 [Accessed: 13 April 2022]. Available at: https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/gente-despierta/nutricion-deportiva-julio-basulto-gente-sana/3865958/.
Report
- STRUCTURE
Author's Surname, Name or Name of the institution. Title of the report. Place of publication: Publichser; date of publication. Total number of pages. Report nº:. Available from: URL o DOI.
- EXAMPLE
National Cancer Institure. Taking time: Support for people with cancer. Bethesda (MD); 2019. 68 p. Report nº: 18-259. Available from: https://cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf
Social media
Tweet
- STRUCTURE
Author's Surname, author's Name. [Username]. Text of the message up to a maximum of 40 words [tweet]. Date of publication. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
@UOCuniversitat. Un estudi de 2018 va revelar per primera vegada l'impacte negatiu que té el consum de cigarretes electròniques en la #salut cardíaca. Ens ho explica l'#expertUOC Antoni Baena a @UOCNews http://ow.ly/pIuM50vpn9e cc @UOCesalut [tweet]. 2019 August 22. Available from: https://twitter.com/UOCuniversitat/status/1164500047616196608?s=20
- STRUCTURE
Author's Surname, author's Name. [Username]. Text of the message up to a maximum of 40 words [Facebook post]. Date of publication. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. El Deep Learning es uno de los motores de la revolución tecnológica en la inteligencia artificial. Investigadores de primer nivel mundial hablarán de ello en el Deep Learning Barcelona Symposium [Facebook post]. 2019 December 19. Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UOC.universitat/posts/10156600051736646
Video (YouTube or Vimeo)
Video (YouTube or Vimeo)
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name [Username] or Editor. Video title [online video]. Date of publication. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Benvinguts a la Biblioteca de la UOC [online video]. 2017 March 7. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL3EdXW-Hpg
Software
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name or ORGANIZATION. Software name [software]. Version (if available). Year (if available).
- EXAMPLE
IBM. SPSS [software]. Version 26. 2019.
Standard
- STRUCTURE
Standard title. Organization, number (day-month-year).
- EXAMPLE
UNE-CEN/TS 15633-2:2013 (Ratificada) Productos alimenticios. Detección de alérgenos alimentarios mediante métodos inmunológicos. Parte 2: Determinación de avellanas con un método de inmunoensayo enzimático. Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (01-06-2013).
Thesis
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. Thesis title [thesis on internet]. Place of publication: Institution; year of publication [cited ]. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Esquius de la Zarza, Laura. Greixos i esports de resistència: avaluació d'estratègies de suplementació aguda amb àcids grassos [thesis on internet]. Barcelona: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; 2017 [cited 12 January 2020]. Available from: https://tdx.cat/handle/10803/406121#page=1
UOC learning resources (textual or audiovisual)
- STRUCTURE
Author surname, author name. Learning resource title [learning resource]. Place of publication: Publisher; year of publication [cited ]. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
Leiva Madueño, Isabel; Vázquez De Sebastián, Julia. Patologia del llenguatge [learning resource]. Barcelona: Fundació Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (FUOC); 2016 [cited 12 January 2020]. Available from: https://cataleg.uoc.edu/record=b1064158~S1*cat
Video game
- STRUCTURE
Author's surname, name, or name of the company that developed it. Name of the video game [video game]. Version (if available). Year (if available) [Accessed:]. Available at: URL.
- EXAMPLE
King Digital Entertainment. Candy Crush Saga [video game]. 2012 [Accessed: 1 June 2022]. Available at: https://www.king.com/game/candycrush.
Web page
- STRUCTURE
Author or Organitzation. Web page title [Internet]. Place of publication: Organization; year of publication [updated ; cited ]. Available from: URL
- EXAMPLE
National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus: información de salud para usted [Internet]. Bethesda: National Library of Medicine; 1998 [updated 10 January 2020; cited 12 January 2020]. Available from: https://medlineplus.gov/spanish