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AMA Style

A guide to citing in AMA style.

Common References At-A-Glance

 

Journal article

McCauley SM, Christiansen MH. Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development. Psychol Rev. 2019;126(1):1-51. doi:10.1037/rev0000126

Newspaper article

Guarino B. How will humanity react to alien life? Psychologists have some predictions. The Washington Post. December 4, 2017. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/12/04/how-will-humanity-react-to-alien-life-psychologists-have-some-predictions

Authored book

Brown LS. Feminist Therapy. 2nd ed. American Psychological Association; 2018.

Chapter in an edited book

Balsam KF, Martell CR, Jones KP, Safren SA. Affirmation cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In: Iwamasa GY, Hays PA, eds. Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision. 2nd ed. American Psychological Association; 2019:287-314.

Government report

World Health Organization. World Health Report 2013: Research for Universal Health Coverage. World Health Organization: 2013.

Conference proceeding

Morales M, Zhou X. Health practices of immigrant women: indigenous knowledge in an urban environment. Paper presented at: 78th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting; November 6-10, 2015; St Louis, MO. Accessed March 15, 2016. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2857070.2857108

Minimal acceptable data for references

Journal articles

Print        

Author(s). Article title. Abbreviated Journal Name. Year;vol(issue No.):inclusive pages. DOI, if provided

Online     

Author(s). Article title. Abbreviated Journal Name. Publication date. DOI, if provided

 

Books

Print   

Author(s). Book Title. Edition number (if it is the second edition or later). Publisher's name; copyright year.

Online

Author(s). Book Title. Edition number (if it is the second edition or later). Publisher's name; copyright year. Accessed [date]. URL (or DOI if provided)

Website

Author (or, if no author is available, the name of the organization responsible for the site). Title (or if no title is available, the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the website. Published [date]. Updated [date]. Accessed [date]. URL

 

- adapted from the AMA Manual of Style : A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11th ed.