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The American Medical Association (AMA) citation style is the standard format for medical, health science, and biological science writing. This free generator creates properly formatted citations for journal articles, books, and websites — fill in the fields and copy your citation instantly.
Format each author as LastName AB — last name followed by up to 2 initials, no periods. List all authors up to 6; with 7 or more, list the first 6 then add "et al."
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AMA (American Medical Association) citation style is widely used in medicine, health sciences, and biological sciences. Citations list authors by last name followed by initials, use a numbered reference list, and follow strict punctuation rules.
Author names appear as: LastName AB — last name followed by up to two initials with no periods between them. Multiple authors are separated by commas. Example: Smith AB, Jones CD, Doe EF.
List all authors if there are 6 or fewer. If there are 7 or more authors, list the first 6 then add "et al" after the last listed author.
The format is: Author(s). Article title. Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):Pages. doi:XXX. Journal names are typically abbreviated in AMA style. Example: Smith AB, Jones CD. A new approach to treatment. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(5):412-420. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2300000.
The format is: Author(s). Title. Edition ed. City: Publisher; Year. Example: Kasper DL, Fauci AS. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 21st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2022.
The format is: Author(s). Page title. Website Name. URL. Published/Updated date. Accessed date. The accessed date is required since web content can change.
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