AMA Style Quick Guide

Reference Format (Chapter in Edited eBook):

1. Author AA, Author BB, Author CC, et al. Chapter title. In: Editor AA, Editor BB eds. Book Title. nth ed. Location: Publisher; year: pp-pp. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Note:

• Since many eBooks do not have page numbers, the chapter number is sufficient for the page number field.

Example:

1. Durrani TS, Olson KR. Medical toxicology. In: Ladou J, Harrison RJ eds. CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 5th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2013: chap 16. Accessed October 23, 2019. http://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com

eBooks are cited in the same manner as regular books with the addition of an assessed date and link.

Example: 

1. Guyatt G, Rennie D, Meade MO, Cook DJ.  Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. Accessed August 15, 2016. https://jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookID=847

Complete book references including the following: 

• Authors’ surnames and initials (All listed unless more than 6, in that case list first 3 and "et al")
• Title of book and subtitle, if any
• Volume number and volume title, when there is more than one volume
• Edition number (do not indicate first edition)
• Name of publisher
• Year of copyright
• Page numbers, when specific pages are cited

Examples:

1. Silverstein A, Silverstein VB, Nunn LS. Cancer. Twenty-First Century Books; 2006.
2. Maul-Mellott SK, Adams JN. Childhood Cancer: A Nursing Overview. Jones and Bartlett; 1987.