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AMA (11th ed.) Style Guide

An introductory guide to creating end-of-paper references in accordance with the 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style (2020).

Basic Format - Journal Articles

For more information see AMA Manual of Style section 3.11 References to Journal Articles.

Basic components for a journal article citation are: 

  • Author name
  • Title of article
  • Abbreviated Name of Journal 
  • Year of Publication
  • Volume number
  •  Issue number
  • Page numbers
  • DOI
    • If there is no DOI use date of access and URL

 

Citation template:

Author(s). Article title. Abbreviated Journal Name. Year;vol(issue #):pages.DOI.