AMA (American Medical Association)

Please see the official AMA website for details.
http://www.amamanualofstyle.com/oso/public/index.html

In-Text Citations

AMA style doesn’t generally use in-text citations. Mark all references with a superscripted number (³) and use endnotes.

Bibliography

Here are a few basics for an AMA bibliography. Remember to watch for small details like punctuation.

Books

Author Lastname Firstname. Title of book. Location: Publisher; Year.

Doe Jane. The Book. Springfield: Printer Press: 2001.

If there are between two and six authors, separate the names with a comma.

Doe Jane, Smith John, Doe John. The Book. Springfield: Printer Press, 2001. Print.

If there are more than six authors, use et al.

Doe Jane, et al. The Book. Springfield: Printer Press, 2001.

Chapters from Book

Chapter Author Lastname Firstname. Title of chapter. In: Editor Lastname Firstname, ed. Title of book. Location: Publisher; Year: pages.

Smith J. Writing with Children. In: Doe Jane, ed. The Book. Springfield: Printer Press: 2001: 392-396.

Article from Journal

Author Lastname Firstname. Title of article. Title of journal. Year; volume: page number(s)

Doe Jane. Writing for Students. The Book. 2001; 3: 22-32

Online Journal

Author Lastname Firstname. Title of article. Title of Journal. Year; volume: page number(s). URL. Date accessed.

Doe Jane. Writing for Students. The Book. 2001; 3: 22-32. www.writing.com. February 21, 2001.

Website

Author Lastname Firstname. Title of website. URL. Date last updated. Date accessed.

Doe Jane. Writing for Students. www.writing.com. January 1998. February 21, 2001.