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AMA Citation Formatting: Journal Article

This concise guide will show you how to cite sources in accordance with AMA (10th ed). For complete details on using AMA, refer to the latest manual.

General Format

Minimum Data for Journal References:

Print
Author(s). Article title. Journal Name. Year;vol(issue No):inclusive pages.

Online
Author(s). Article title. Journal Name. Year;vol(issue No):inclusive pages. URL. Accessed [date].

Complete journal article references should include:

  • Authors' last names followed by 1st and middle initials
  • Title of article and subtitle
  • Abbreviated name of journal (abbreviate according to PubMed's "Journals in NCBI Databases")
  • Year
  • Volume number
  • Issue number
  • Part or supplement number
  • Inclusive page numbers

Journal Article with Single or Multiple Authors

Single Author (print and online)

Rogers AB. Histologic scoring of gastritis and gastric cancer in mouse models.Methods Mol Biol. 2012;921:189-203.

Multiple Authors (if more than 6 authors, list only the first 3 followed by et al.)

Carugno M, Pesatori AC, Ferrario MM, et al. Physical and psychosocial risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in Brazilian and Italian nurses. Cad Saude Publica. 2012;28(9):1632-42.

Journal Article with Supplement

Crino L, Cappuzzo F. Present and future treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Semin Oncol. 2002;29(3)(suppl 9):9-16.

Online Journal Article

With URL

Duchin JS. Can preparedness for biological terrorism save us from pertussis? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158(2):106-107. http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/158/2/106. Accessed June 1, 2004.

With DOI (if the DOI is provided, it is prefereable to use it instead of URL)

Kitajima TS, Kawashima SA, Watanabe Y,. The conserved kinetochore protein shugoshin protects centromeric cohesion during meiosis. Nature. 2004;427(6974):510-517. doi:10.1038/nature02312.