Research Guides: AMA Style Citation Examples: Books/eBooks

Books

Entire book
Chapter in edited book

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

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Author(s) Last Lame and First and Middle initials. Title of Book. Edition (if not 1st ed). Place of Publication: Name of Publisher; Year of Copyright.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

1. Floyd RT. manual of Structural Kinesiology. 19th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2015.

2. Jacoby RP, Baldelomar R. Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health. HarperWave; 2015.

REFERENCE (ONE TO SIX AUTHORS)

Chapter Author(s) Last Lame, First initial. Title of chapter. In: Editor, First Initial. Title of Book. Publisher. Date: Chapter page numbers.

1. Jenkins D, Skinner T, Bolam K. Physiological changes affecting the nutritional needs of masters athletes. In: Reaburn PRJ, ed. Nutrition and Performance in masters Athletes. CRC Press: 2015:1-16.

2. Markey H. Food composition. In: Edelstein S, ed. Food Science: An Ecological Approach. 2nd ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2019:133-182.

REFERENCE (ONE AUTHOR)

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Author(s) Last Name and First and Middle initials. Title of Book: Subtitle. Publisher; Year of Copyright. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL.

1. Lamb C. From jack Johnson to Lebron James: Sports, Media, and The Color Line. University of Nebraska Press; 2016. Accessed October 15, 2025. https://research.ebsco.com/plink/85ea0b1c-3264-318c -8604-9ed69e64ff40

REFERENCE (ONE EDITOR)

Author(s) Last Name and First and Middle initials, ed. Title of Book: Subtitle. Publisher; Year of Copyright. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL.

REFERENCE (TWO EDITORS)

1. Draznin B, ed. From Diabetes Case Studies: Real Problems, Practical Solutions. American Diabetes Association; 2015. Accessed September 30, 2025. http://ezproxy.nwmissouri.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,uid&db=nlebk&AN=1014966&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

2. Fatemi SH, Clayton PJ, eds. The Medical Basis of Psychiatry. 3rd ed. Humana Press; 2008. Accessed September 30, 2025. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/ebc/9781597452526.

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