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AMA Documentation Style Quick Reference

This handout is designed to provide a quick reference to using the American Medical
Association style for citing information sources. For a more detailed explanation of the
American Medical Association style, see Chapter 2 of American Medical Association
Manual of Style 9th Edition. A copy is also located in the UWC.
Citing Print Sources

Books
One author
Author last name Author first initials.
Title of Book. Place of publication:
Publisher; year.
Bates WH. The Bates Method for Better
Eyesight Without Glasses. New York:
Henry Holt & Co; 1943.
More than one author
Author(s) separated by commas. Title of
-list all authors if six or less, otherwise list Book. Place of publication: Publisher;
year.
Goldberg L, Elliot DL. Exercise for
Prevention and Treatment of Illness.
Philadelphia, Pa: FA Davis Co; 1994.
Edited book
Author(s), eds. Title of Book. Place of
publication: Publisher; year.
Armitage JO, Antman KH, eds. High Dose
Cancer Therapy: Pharmacology;
Hermatopoietins, Stems Cells. Baltimore,
Md: Williams & Wilkins; 1995.
Chapter or article from a book
Author(s) of article. Title of article. In:
Editor’s name, ed. Title of Book. Place of
Publication: Publisher; Year: Chapter
or page number.
Gamble VN. On becoming a physician: A
dream not deferred. In: White EC, ed. The
Black Women’s Health Book: Speaking for
Ourselves. Seattle, Wash: Seal Press; 1990:
52-64.


Articles in Journals
AMA style requires the use of standard abbreviations for all references, when applicable.
Abbreviations for many common medical journals can be found in the AMA Manual of
Style 9th Edition (pp. 297-318).
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Author. Article title. Name of Journal.
Month Year;Volume:Inclusive page
numbers.
Angelo J. A survey of persons who use integrated control devices. Assist Technol. 1998;10:77-83. More than one author
Author (s) of article. Article title. Name
-list all authors if six or less, otherwise list of Journal. Year;Volume:Inclusive page
numbers.
Wormser GP, Ramanathan R, Nowakowski
J, et al. Duration of antibiotic therapy for
early Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med.
2003;138:697-705.

Citing Electronic Sources
The AMA Manual of Style gives a few guidelines for citing electronic information.
According to the AMA Manual of Style, “When citing an electronic document that also
exists in print form, you should cite the version you consulted” (pp. 44).
Information from online
Name of database [database online]. Place of
journals without volume and
publication: Database Producer; Year of
page information
publication. Updated.
CANCERNET-PDQ [database online]. Bethesda,
Md; National Cancer Institute; 1996. Updated March
29, 1996.
Articles from online journals
Author. Title of article. Name of Journal [serial
without volume and page
online]. Date of article; document number.
information
Harrison CL, Schmidt PQ, Jones JD. Aspirin compared with acetaminophen for relief of headache. Online J Curr Clin Trials [serial online]. January 2, 1992;doc 1. Articles from online journals
Author. Title of article. Name of Journal [serial
with volume and page
online]. Date of article; volume (number) page(s).
information
Available from: Online provider, Place of
publication. Date accessed.
Friedman SA. Preeclampsia: a review of the role of
prostaglandins. Obstet Gynecol [serial online].
January 1988:71 (1):22-37. Available from: BRS
Information Technologies, McLean, Va. Accessed
December 15, 1990.
Web pages
Author or responsible body. Title of Web page.
Available at: URL. Date accessed.
World Health Organization. Cumulative Number of
Reported Probable Cases of SARS. Available at:
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Author(s). Article title. Name of Journal [serial
available via the Web
online]. Year:volume;page numbers. Available
from database [database online] at: database
URL. Date accessed.
Hadaway LC. Vesicant extravasation. Nursing [serial
online]. 2001:31;88. Available from HealthSource
[database online] at: http://search.epnet.com.
Accessed May 31, 2003.
Name of person who sent message, [e-mail
-personal communications should address of sender], date message was sent.
be listed parenthetically in text
(J. M. Kramer, K. Kramer [[email protected]], e mail, March 6, 1996).

Citing Sources within Text

According to the AMA Manual of Style, “Each reference should be cited in the text,
tables, or figures in consecutive numerical order by means of superscript Arabic
numberals” (30). Use commas to separate multiple citation numbers in text.
Corresponding references should be listed in numeric order at the end of the document.
Unpublished work and personal communications should be cited parenthetically. See
pages 30-31 of the AMA Manual of Style.
. . . Of the respondents, 95% felt that discharge arrangements were adequately explained
to them.4
4. Clreary M, Horfall J, Hunt GE. Consumer feedback on nursing care. J Adv Nurs. 2003; 42:269-277. Reference List Iverson C et al. American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors 9th Edition. Baltimore: Williams-Waverly; 1998. University Writing Center 407-823-2197 http://www.uwc.ucf.edu http://www.uwc.ucf.edu/Writing Resources/Documentation/Citing Sources using AMA Manual of Style

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