AMA Citation Formatting: Book

Minimum Data for Book References

Print
Author(s). Book Title. Edition number (if it is the 2nd ed or above). City, State (or Country) of publisher: Publisher's name; copyright year.

Online
Author(s). Book Title. Edition number (if it is the 2nd ed or above). City, State (or Country) of publisher: Publisher's name; copyright year. URL. Accessed [date].

Complete book references should include:

• Authors' last names and 1st & middle initials
  
• Chapter title (when cited)
  
• Last name and 1st & middle initials of book authors or editors (or translator, if any)
  
• Title of book and subtitle, if any
  
• Volume number and volume title, when there is more than 1 volume
  
• Edition number (if 2nd edition or above; do not indicate 1st edition)
  
• Place of publication with appropriate abbreviations
  
• Name of publisher
  
• Year of copyright
  
• Page numbers, when specific pages are cited.
  

1. Adkinson N, Yunginger J, Busse W, Bochner B, Holgate S, Middleton E, eds. Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice. 6th ed. St Louis, MO: Mosby; 2003.

2. World Health Organization. Injury: A Leading Cause of the Global Burden of Disease, 2000. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2002.

1. Solensky R. Drug allergy: desensitization and treatment of reactions to antibiotics and asprin. In: Lockey P, ed. Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy. 3rd ed. new York, NY: Marcel Dekker; 2004:585-606.

2. Yashiro M, Yanagawa H. Database construction for information on patients with Kawasaki disease. In: Yanagawa H, Nakamura Y, Yashiro M, Kawasaki T, eds. Epidemiology of Kawasaki Disease: A 30-Year Achievement. Tokoyo, Japan: Shindan-to-Chiryosha; 2004:57-77.

1. Lunney JR, Foley KM, Smith TJ, Gelband H, eds. Describing Death in America: What We Need to Know. Washington, DC: National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine; 2003. http://www.nap.edu/bookds/0309087252/html/. Accessed December 6, 2008.