How to Cite a Book Review in Vancouver

Reviews of books in journals, newspapers, magazines or on websites.

Example in Vancouver

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Strawson G. Sapiens: a brief history of humankind by Yuval Noah Harari – Review. The Guardian [Internet]. 2014 Sep 11; Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/11/sapiens-brief-history-humankind-yuval-noah-harari-review
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

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.

  • Review Title
  • Reviewer(s)
  • Publication
  • Date Published
  • URL

Note the reviewer and the date the review came out, then the title and author of the book under review, and where the review appeared.

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

A Book Review in other styles

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

Other sources in Vancouver

Website Book Journal Article Newspaper Article Book Chapter Thesis/Dissertation Report Video Podcast/Broadcast Magazine Article Software Dataset Patent Legal Case Legislation Bill Regulation Hearing Standard Treaty Conference Paper Manuscript Review Classic Work Reference Entry Dictionary Entry Encyclopedia Entry Periodical Collection Interview Speech Song Musical Score Graphic Figure Map Performance Event Pamphlet Preprint Document Post Blog Post Personal Communication Generative AI