AMA Citations
This page provides quick reference examples for AMA citations. If your source is not listed here, please consult Section 3.11 of the AMA Manual of Style (11th Ed.) or the Purdue OWL AMA guide.
AMA style citations require in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your paper. The reference list is the only place full citations are needed; no footnotes are necessary for AMA style.
Journal Articles
Author(s). Title of article. Name of Journal [using NLM abbreviation]. Year;volume(issue):page range. doi:xx.xxxx OR Accessed [Date]. URL
Notes
- Names of journals use the abbreviated titles as cited in the NLM Catalog. Search the NLM Catalog.
- If an online article has DOI, use that rather than the URL.
- If an articles doesn't have a DOI, use a URL along with an accessed date.
- For online-only journal articles without page numbers, use other identifiers, such as e-page numbers or article numbers, if available.
Example
Kitajima TS, Kawashima SA, Watanabe Y. The conserved kinetochore protein shugoshin protects centrometric cohesion during meiosis. Nature. 2004;427(6974):510-517. doi:10.1038/nature02312
Books
Author(s). Title of Book. [Edition number, if not 1st] ed. Publisher; Year. doi:xx.xxxx OR Accessed [date]. URL
Notes
- Include the DOI if one as been assigned to the book.
- For eBooks without a DOI, use a URL along with an accessed date.
Whole book
Etzel RA, Balk SJ, eds. Pediatric Environmental Health. American Academy of Pediatrics; 2011.
Book Chapters
Author(s). Title of chapter. In: Editor(s), ed(s). Title of Book. [Edition number, if not 1st] ed. Publisher; Year. doi:xx.xxxx OR Accessed [date]. URL
Notes
- Include the DOI if one as been assigned to the book chapter or reference book entry.
- Page numbers for books chapters should be included when available.
Example
Folberg R. The eye. In: Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N, Aster JC, Perkins, JA, eds. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 8th ed. Saunders Elsevier; 2010:1345-1368.
News Publications
Author(s). Title of article. Name of Newspaper. Date:Section (if available). Accessed [date]. URL
Notes
- If the city name is not part of the newspaper name, it may be added for clarity. (e.g. Star Tribune --> Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Example
Narula SK. WHO has only declared three public health emergencies in its history—Zika virus just became the fourth. Quartz blog. February 1, 2016. Accessed August 16, 2016. http://qz.com/607331
Web Pages
Author(s) (if given). Title of specific item cited (if none is given, use the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the website. [date published]. Updated [date]. Accessed [date]. URL
Notes
- Information on websites may be hard to find. Provide as much of the above information as possible.
Example
Carlson SJ. Step up your activity to help lower risk of diabetes. Mayo Clinic. June 4, 2015. Accessed August 20, 2017. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-blog/lower-diabetes-risk-withactivity/bgp-20142203