AMA Style: Journal Articles

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AMA Style Journal Articles
Author names last name followed by initials,
punctuation between authors only. No degrees,
such as MD, even if its listed in the journal.
Collins FS, McKusic VA. Implications of the
Human Genome Project for medical science. JAMA.
2001285(5)540-544.
Capitalize first word of a journal article only.
The rest is not capitalized unless an official
designation or name.
Complete and exact article title.
Up to 6 authors, list all 6. More than 6, list
the first 3 only, then et al. which means and
others.
Hammel P, Couvelard A, OToole D, et al.
Regression of liver fibrosis after biliary
drainage in patients with chronic pancreatitis
and stenosis of the common bile duct. N Engl J
Med. 2001344(6)418-423.
Last part is inclusive page numbers.
List year first.
Use accepted abbreviations for journal names
whenever possible. Italicise journal names, but
not article titles.
Next is volume number, with issue number in
parentheses, if known.
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AMA Style Books
Indicate if edited by someone.
Italicise book title and capitalize all major
words.
Edition number if applicable.
Bronzino JD, ed. The Biomedical Engineering
Handbook. 2nd ed. Boca Raton FL CRC Press and
IEEE Press 2000.
Place of publication.
Year of publication.
Publisher name(s).
If using a particular chapter in a book, it is
listed first, and the title is treated the same
as an article title.
Mullen PD. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and
evidence-based intervention to promote cessation.
In Spangler JG, ed. Primary Care Clinics in
Office Practice. Philadelphia PA WB Saunders
1999577-589.
Full book title comes after specific chapter.
Book title is italicised capitalized as above.
Page numbers of the entire chapter come last.
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AMA Style Online Journal Refs.
Author and title as usual
Schneider LS. Estrogen and dementia insights
from the Womens Health Initiative Memory Study.
JAMA serial online. 2004291(24)30053007.
Available at http//jama.ama-assn.org. Accessed
July 22, 2004.
Include all volume and page information for print
journals.
Indicate online status if accessed online.
Dehn R. APAP honors student writer and faculty
researchers. APAP Update serial online. July
2004. Available at http//www.apap.org/0704docs/
0704awards.htm. Accessed July 21, 2004.
Provide either journal web site (general url) or
actual page of article (longer, specific url).
Indicate volume number page number acceptable
but not needed for primarily online newsletters
and other publications.
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AMA Style Online Text Refs.
UpToDate title is treated as a chapter title
Rick ME. Classification and pathophysiology of
von Willebrand disease. UpToDate Online.
Wellesley, MA 2004 update 12.3, 2004.
Available at http//www.uptodateonline.com.
Accessed November 12, 2004.
Title of textbook (UpToDate is an online texbook)
Web site location
Author and chapter title as usual
Tochner ZA, Lehavi O, Glatstein E. Radiation
bioterrorism. In Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci
AS, et al., eds. Harrison's Principles of
Internal Medicine. 16th ed. text online New
York, NY 200512941300. Available at
http//www3.accessmedicine.com/. Accessed
November 12, 2004.
Page numbers of the chapter if known
Indicate that text was accessed online rather
than in print
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AMA Style Web Page Refs.
Title of page.
Owner, author of page.
World Health Organization. Public Health
Mapping. Geneva, Switzerland World Health
Organization. Available at http//www.who.int/cs
r/mapping/en/. Accessibility verified July 21,
2004.
Place of publication if also available in print
format (if known).
Introduce URL this way.
Rose E. Dr. Roses Peripheral Brain. Available
at http//staff.washington.edu/momus/PB/tableofc.
htm. Accessed July 21, 2004.
Complete URL.
Must use an accepted method to indicate last date
you looked at the web page.