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AMA Style Quick Guide

General Dictionaries (23.1)

Examples:

  1. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Merriam-Webster Inc; 2003. [continuously updated] https://merriam-webster.com
  2. Dictionary.com. https://www.dictionary.com

Medical & Scientific Dictionaries (23.2)

Examples:

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 28th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005. https://stedmansonline.com
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 33rd ed. Elsevier; 2019.

Guidelines (23.10)

Examples:

  1. Declaration of Helsinki. https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/
  2. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). https://publicationethics.org

News Publications (3.13.1)

Guidelines for newspapers (print and online) and blogs. References must include:

  • Name of author (if given)
  • Title of article
  • Name of newspaper
  • Date of newspaper or date of publication online
  • Section (if applicable)
  • Page number (if applicable)
  • Online access date (if applicable)

Note: Newspaper names are not abbreviated. If a city name is not part of the newspaper name, it may be added to the official name for clarity.

Examples:

  1. Guber S. When music is the best medicine. New York Times. September 26, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/well/live/music-therapy-cancer.html
  2. Schencker L. Peanut allergy relief? Chicago Tribune. September 22, 2019:C1.

Online Repositories (3.11.4.2)

Example:

  1. Tseng V. Effect of noise reduction methods in the ICU on sleep quality. UC Irvine. June 8, 2016. Accessed August 17, 2016. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/190551hq

Legal References (3.15.11)

Example:

  1. Drug Quality and Security Act, HR 3204, 113th Cong (2013). Pub L No. 113-54. Accessed September 15, 2015. https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3204