Create a Vancouver letter reference

Using this simple referencing tool you can create a Vancouver Letter Reference in a couple of clicks.

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Personal communications are normally described in your text, without a numbered reference. Use this form only when your course or publisher asks for a reference-list entry. See NLM’s guidance.

Enter the author of the letter

You must enter the author

Enter the name of the person the letter was sent to

You must enter the name of the recipient of the letter

Enter the year the letter was sent in YYYY format.

No date was entered. Harvard requires (no date) be entered if the Year the letter was sent is not known. If you wish to use (no date) then scroll down and click on Create Reference again to create a reference without a sent date. Alternatively enter the year the letter was sent in YYYY format.

Enter the date the letter was sent

Enter the date the letter was sent in dd Month format.

Click the button below to generate your Vancouver Letter Reference. Don't worry, you can come back and edit the reference if you need to correct or add any information

Example Vancouver reference

Invented details illustrating the format:

1. Green A. Letter to: B. White. 2024 Mar 12.

In-text citation

(1)

Number the reference according to its first appearance in your work. See NLM’s Citing Medicine for source-specific rules.

Reference a different source type

Tags

Letter, Personal Letter, Hand-written Letter, Postal Letter, Snailmail

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