Reference entries should be listed and numbered in the order they were cited in your paper. If the citation extends to a second line, do NOT indent (as in APA).
References
For six or fewer authors, list each author and separate each author with a comma.
Mast T, DeMuro-Mercon C, Kelly C, Floyd L, Walter E. The impact of rotavirus gastroenteritis on the family. BMC Pediatr. 2009;9(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-11.
If there are more than 6 authors, list only the first 3 authors, followed by et al.
Mast T, DeMuro-Mercon C, Kelly C, et al. The impact of rotavirus gastroenteritis on the family. BMC Pediatr. 2009;9(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2431-9-11.
AMA uses title case for book and journal titles, and sentence case for chapter and article titles.
Title case is when each word in the sentence is capitalized. For example, the book:
Sentence case is when only the first letter and any proper nouns are capitalized. For example, the journal article:
Use Title Case for the title of the book.
Format:
Authorname AA, Authorname BB. Title of Book. Edition information. Place of Publication: Publisher Name; year of publication.
Use Sentence case for the book chapter, and Title Case for the title of the book.
Format:
Authorname AA. Title of chapter. In: Editorname BB, Editorname CC, eds. Title of Book. Edition information. Place of Publication: Publisher Name; year of publication: page numbers.
E-Books use the same format as print books, but include the URL and accessed date at the end.
For journal articles, use Sentence case; for the journal title, use Title Case. AMA recommends that you use journal title abbreviations when available. For example, The American Journal of Acupuncture would be Am J Acupunct. You can look up journal title abbreviations using the NLM Catalog.
Format:
Authorname AA. Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Year;volume no.(issue no.):inclusive pages. DOI, if provided
You should always include the DOI, if available. For online articles that do not include a DOI number, you can include the URL and accessed date. Do not use URLs from databases that are excessively long. Do not use a URL or accessed date for articles with a DOI.
Format:
Authorname AA. Article title. Journal Title Abbreviation. Year; volume no.(issue no.):inclusive pages. Accessed date (if using a URL). URL or DOI
Use as much information is possible. Some online resources use digital identifiers -- include those when available.
Format:
Authors (if known). Title of Database. Publisher’s Name: Year of publication and/or version number. Updated date. Accessed date. URL
Format:
Authors (if known). Title of Article. Title of Database. Publisher’s Name: Year of publication and/or version number. Updated date. Accessed date. URL
Author, if given. Title of the specific item cited (if no title is given, use the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the website. Published date. Updated date. Accessed date. URL (Including as much publication information as available.)
Use journal style for articles, book style for monographs.
The format for audiotapes, videotapes, and DVDs are similar to books, but sometimes you will need to include the format of the references in your citation.
Format:
Author. Title of Item. Publisher Name; Year of publication.
For videos, provide the author only if you are sure that person created the video. Do not list the person posting the video online as the author. If you are unsure, treat the citation as having no author.
Format:
Author(s). Title of specific item cited. Publisher; Date. Accessed date. URL
Theses should include the location of the college where the theses was written. Titles of theses should be in italics, and include the type of thesis after the title.
For class lectures or class handouts that are not published materials, use the "unpublished materials" format.
Format:
Author. Title of Presentation. Paper, Poster, or lecture presented at: Place it was presented; date; location.
Although it is always best to go back to the original source, you may reference one author's citation or quote from another's work.
In the text of your paper, mention the name of the original author, but your reference list should only include the reference you actually consulted. For example, if you wanted to quote a passage by Sue Fawn Chong (who wrote Fighting for Their American Rights: A History of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance) that was quoted in Marie Rose Wong's book, Sweet Cakes, Long Journey, you would name Chung in the text of your paper, but reference Wong's book in your reference list:
Figures and images that you have reproduced within your text should be treated similar to quotations, meaning that in your reference list, you will include the reference where the figure or image came from. If you found the figure or image in a book, in your reference list you would include that book, if it was from a website, format the reference for a website.
Format:
Author. Title of Pamphlet. Description. Publisher Name. Year Created (if available). Accessed Month Day, Year (if applicable). URL (if applicable)