How to Cite ChatGPT and Other AI Tools in Vancouver

Text or other content from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot and other AI tools.

Example in Vancouver

1.
OpenAI. ChatGPT [Internet]. 2024. Available from: https://chatgpt.com/share/66f1b0a0-d704-8000-be9a-85f53c850607
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

Vancouver has no form for citing AI. The ICMJE asks you to describe how you used AI in your acknowledgments or methods, and not to cite AI-generated text as a primary source. Check what your instructor or journal wants. How to cite AI in Vancouver

What Vancouver includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • AI Tool
  • Company
  • Date of the Chat
  • Link

Use Share in the AI tool to get a link to the chat, and note the date, the model and your prompt. Keep the chat: deleting it breaks the link.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in Vancouver.

ChatGPT and Other AI Tools in other styles

APA 7th edition MLA 9th edition Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition) IEEE

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