Gensyn med Vancouverreglerne

This article provides a short introduction to the Vancouver protocol
(uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals)
and presents two aspects of importance in respect of scientific papers,
namely authorship and computerized references. The order of
authorship is important in healthcare research as it demonstrates a
ranking of contributions to the text. Literature references follow a standard
for “in-text-citations” and references. The Vancouver protocol provides
examples of how different types of literature should be cited. Finally,
the article also presents a selection of software programs, including
both conventional and newer “open source” products, for use when
referencing literature