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AMA Style Citation Examples

Find how to cite a journal (includes in-text notations example), book, eBook, magazine, newspaper, web pages, video, and DVD.

Journals

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)

Online Journal AMA

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2. Winham DM, Armstrong Florian TL, Thompson SV. Low-income US women under-informed of the specific health benefits of consuming beans. PLoS ONE. 2016;11(1):e0147592. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147592

REFERENCE (SEVEN OR MORE AUTHORS)

3. 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. 


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ENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)[ AMA Citation for Print Journal ]

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.

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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

[ In text citation example ]

News Publication

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[ AMA Citation for Print Newspaper ]

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