AMA Citation Style

Citing in text:

• Sources are cited in the text using superscript Arabic numerals.
• Sources are numbered in the order they are used. 
• Superscript numbers are placed after commas, periods, and quotation marks.
• Superscript numbers are placed before colons and semicolons.

The reference list:

• References are listed in the order they appear in your text. The number for each reference must match the corresponding in-text superscript citation.
• The reference list uses standard numbering (no superscript).
• Single-space and left justify
• Author names are listed in the order they appear in the source.
• Journal names must be abbreviated and italicized.

Print Journal Article:

Author AA, Author BB. Article title: subtitle. Abbreviated Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Pages.

Example:

Iliou MC, Pavy B, Martinez J, et al. Exercise training is safe after coronary stenting: a prospective multicentre study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015;22(1):27-34.

Journal title abbreviation generator

Electronic Journal Article (for DOI, no URL):

Author AA, Author BB. Article title: subtitle. Abbreviated Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Pages. doi:10.0000000/000000000000

Example:

Li Y, Zheng H, Zheng Q, et al. Use acupuncture to relieve perimenopausal syndrome: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014;15:198. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-198

Electronic Journal Article (for URL, no DOI):

Author AA, Author BB. Article title: subtitle. Abbreviated Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Pages. Accessed [date]. http://www.URL.url

Example:

Li Y, Zheng H, Zheng Q, et al. Use acupuncture to relieve perimenopausal syndrome: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014;15:198. Accessed February 18, 2015. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC4055374/pdf/1745-6215-15-198.pdf

UpToDate:

Author AA. Topic title. In: UpToDate, Connor RF (Ed), Wolters Kluwer. (Accessed date).

Example:

Friedman LS. Approach to the patient with abnormal liver biochemical and function tests. In: UpToDate, Connor RF (Ed), Wolters Kluwer. (Accessed on March 8, 2023.)

Normally with an electronic resource, the URL would be included in the citation. UpToDate suggests excluding the URL in the provided example.

Website:

Author(s) if available. Title of specific item cited (if unavailable, provide name of organization responsible for creation). Name of website. Publication date. Updated [date]. Accessed [date]. http://www.URL.url

Example:

Fruehauf H. Chinese medicine in crisis: science, politics, and the making of “TCM.” ClassicalChineseMedicine. October 1999. Updated August 2011. Accessed February 18, 2024. http://www.classicalchinesemedicine.org /2009/04/chinese-medicine-in-crisis-tcm/

Book:

Author AA, Author BB. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition number (omit this if it is the first edition). Publisher name; Copyright year.

Example:

Mahan LK, Raymond JL, eds. Krause’s Food and the Nutrition Care Process. 14th ed. Elsevier; 2017.

Image (online):

Author(s) if available. Title of specific item cited (if the image has no title, create a description of the image to use as the title, e.g.: Photograph of a frog on a lilypad). Name of website. Publication date. Updated [date]. Accessed [date]. http://www.URL.url

Example:

Buscaglia NA, Pacheco RE, Schachterle K, Chen S. Photograph of a 3-month-old, unknown sex, crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) with acute coelomic evisceration after being scratched by a cat. ScienceDirect. October 2020. Accessed February 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2020.08.003

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