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Vancouver - Referencing Guide

AI Generated Content

Information

  • The Vancouver (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) Style does not currently include referencing guidelines for AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
  • Murdoch University advises that the use of AI-generated content in your work must be cited in-text and in your reference list. 
  • It is recommended that references for generative AI content be based on the referencing guidance for Software on the Internet.
  • Rather than citing Generative AI as a source of information, you should, instead, be citing the use of a tool - Generative AI.
  • References should provide clear and accurate information for each source and should identify where they have been used in your work.
  • Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT cannot accurately cite their own sources. Any references they provide may be false or non-existent – you should always check the original source for any references that are generated.
  • It is recommended that prompts submitted to generate content be included in an Appendix to your paper or presentation.

This is interim advice only and subject to change.

Format

Standard format for citation for AI Software

Include a full stop after the URL only if it ends with /

#. Author A. or Creator B. Name of Software. Version number [software on the Internet]. YYYY Mon DD. [cited YYYY Mon DD]. Available from: URL/. Or URL 

Examples

 

App/Software Reference

1. Microsoft. Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 [software on the Internet] 2023 [Cited 2024 June 11]. Available from: https://copilot.microsoft.com/.

 

In text citation

As generated by the generative AI program Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 (1)...

 

See the All Examples page for examples of in-text and reference list entries for specific resources such as articles, books, social media, and web pages.

Reference List Entries

This guide divides reference list entries into different formats for ease of use.
Select the format you require from the Reference List Entries menu or select from the links below:

Subjects: Referencing