Referencing styles
Varied referencing styles are used across different research and discipline areas.
Faculty of Health First Year students are recommended to use either :
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APA 7 (author date style) referencing style
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Vancouver (numbered style) referencing style - used particularly in Medicine.
These styles include templates for a wide variety of resource types and are easy to follow. They are also commonly used in Health publications.
After First Year, Health units may use a range of referencing styles depending on the conventions of the discipline.
Anatomy of APA reference
Below is an APA reference for a journal article. The reference contains different parts arranged in a set order. Knowing the names of these will help you track down articles for your research. It will also help you reference correctly.
Drag the slider left and right to discover the names for the different parts of this reference.
Activity overview
This interactivity shows a reference in the APA style with a vertical slider bar that can be dragged left and right to reveal and hide the names for the different parts of the reference.
Reference
Adams, M. A., Brazel, M., Thomson, R., & Lake, H. (2021). The mental health of Australian medical practitioners during Covid-19. Australasian Psychiatry, 29(5), 523-528. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211010807
Parts of the reference
Author(s)
Adams, M. A., Brazel, M., Thomson, R., & Lake, H.
Year
2021
Title of the article
The mental health of Australian medical practitioners during Covid-19
Journal title (format in italics)
Australasian Psychiatry
Volume (format in italics)
29
Issue
5
Page numbers
523-528
URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211010807
Anatomy of Vancouver reference
Below is a Vancouver reference for a journal article. The reference contains different parts arranged in a set order. Knowing the names of these will help you track down articles for your research. It will also help you reference correctly.
Drag the slider left and right to discover the names for the different parts of this reference.
Activity overview
This interactivity shows a reference in the Vancouver style with a vertical slider bar that can be dragged left and right to reveal and hide the names for the different parts of the reference.
Reference
Adams MA, Brazel M, Thomson R, Lake H. The mental health of Australian medical practitioners during Covid-19. Australasian Psychiatry [Internet]. 2021 Oct;29(5):523–8. doi: 10.1177/10398562211010807
Parts of the reference
Author(s)
Adams MA, Brazel M, Thomson R, Lake H.
Title of the article
The mental health of Australian medical practitioners during Covid-19
Date
2021 Oct
Volume and Issue
29(5)
Journal title
Australasian Psychiatry
Page numbers
523-8
DOI
10.1177/10398562211010807
