Research Guides: AMA Style Citation Examples: Articles

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Type in the full name of the journal (EX: "Journal of the American Medical Association") to view the journal abbreviation. One word journal titles are not abbreviated.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

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Author(s) Last Name and First Initial (if provided). Title of the article. Journal Title. Date of Publication;Volume number(issues number):Page numbers. URL or doi:

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

1. Singh R, Sharma S, Singh RK, Mahdi AA, Sigh RK, Gierke CL. Effect of gender, age, diet and smoking status on chronomics of circulating plasma lipid components in healthy Indians. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2016;459(1):10-18. doi:10.1016/j.cca.2016.05.010. Accessed September 30, 2025.

2. Winham DM, Armstrong Florian RL, Thompson SV. Low-income US women under-informed of the specific health benefits of consuming beans. PLoS One. 2016;11(1):1-12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147592

3. Peyman N, Najafi F, Yousefi R, Mirzaei E, Ramezani H, Sedghi F. Assessment of nutritional literacy and related factor in women referring to urban primary health care centers in northeastern Iran. Journal of Health Literacy. 2025;10(3):81-94. doi:10.22038/jhl.2025.84909.1685

REFERENCE (SEVEN OR MORE AUTHORS)

4. D'Adamo C, McArdle P, Berman B, et al. Spice MyPlate: nutrition education focusing upon spices and herbs improved diet quality and attitudes among urban high school students. Am. J. Health Promot. 2016;30(5):346-356. http://ezproxy.nwmissouri.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

Type in the full name of the journal (EX: "Journal of the American Medical Association") to view the journal abbreviation. One word journal titles are not abbreviated.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS) color coded example

Author(s) Last Name and First Initial (if provided). Title of the article. Journal Title. Date of Publication;Volume number(issues number):Page numbers.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

2. Hu P, Reuben DB. Effects of managed care on the length of time that elderly patients spend with physicians during ambulatory visits. Med Care. 2002;40(7):606-613.

REFERENCE (SEVEN OR MORE AUTHORS)

3. Geller AC, Venna S, Prout M, et al. Should the skin cancer examination be taught in medical school? Arch Dermatol. 2002;138(9):1201-1203.

REFERENCE (NO AUTHORS OR GROUP AUTHOR)

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Licensure of a meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menveo) and guidance for use--Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59(9):273.

Example of in-text notation

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

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Author(s) Last Name and First Initial (if provided). Title of the article. Name of Publication. Published Month Day, Year. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

1. Dillon S. Education standards likely to see toughening. New York Times. April 14, 2009. Accessed September 30, 2025. http://www.nytimes.com2009/04/15/education/15educ.html

2. RAW Nutrition. RAW Nutrition joins forces with The Quality Group in category-defining co-ownership and partnership. Business Wire. April 1, 2025. Accessed October 15, 2025. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250401643282/en/

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

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Author(s) Last Name and First Initial (if provided). Title of the article. Name of Publication. Published Month Day, Year:Page.

1. Dillon S. Education standards likely to see toughening. New York Times. April 14, 2009:A3.

2. RAW Nutrition. RAW Nutrition joins forces with The Quality Group in category-defining co-ownership and partnership. Business Wire. April 1, 2025:B2.

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