AMA CITATION GUIDE
AMA MANUAL OF STYLE 11th EDITION
Click the link above to access the 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style online.
CITING SOURCES: GETTING MORE HELP
Consult these resources for information on how to write citations:
DATABASE CITATION TOOLS
Many databases generate article citations. Just look for the Cite link in the article record.
*You should always check generated citations for mistakes before turning in your paper.
The example below shows the Cite link for an article in the database Cinahl Complete:
TIP: How to cite articles from the database UpToDate
UptoDate recommends that you cite the UpToDate topic as a chapter in a book titled UpToDate. There are no page numbers to cite, and the publication year for any topic should be the current year.
The example below is provided by UptoDate:
Marion DW. Pacing the diaphragm: Patient selection, evaluation, implantation, and complications. In: UpToDate, Post TW (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA. (Accessed on January 04, 2018.)
CITATION MANAGEMENT
A citation management tool that enables you to:
- Organize your research Include citations while you write your paper
- Build a bibliography in a variety of formats
- Import references from library databases and Google Scholar.