History
The Vancouver system takes its name from a meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in 1978 that led to the establishment of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). This was further developed by the National Library of Medicine in the U.S. whose version "should be considered as the authoritative style" according to the British Medical Association (BMA).
The 2007 ICMJE edition, at paragraph IV.A.9.b. Reference Style and Format, refers to the detailed style guide at the NLM's Citing Medicine. Several versions of the Uniform Requirements were published, including the 1991 BMJ publication, the 1995 CMAJ publication and the 1997 Annals of Internal Medicine publication. Journals were asked to cite the 1997 JAMA version when reprinting the Uniform requirements. As of 2004, the editors of Haematologia simply "invite" their authors to visit www.icmje.org for the 2003 revision of the Uniform requirements.
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