The AMA Manual of Style provides detailed guidelines on authorship, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, intellectual property, and the protection of individuals' rights in scientific research and publication as well as citations and manuscript preparation. AMA Style is the preferred citation style for the medical, social sciences and scientific publishing communities.
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Names of all authors should be given unless there are more than 6, in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al.”
Print Journal Article:
Online Journal Article: Note that the DOI is preferred over a URL.
OR
Online Journal Article - Preprint posted to a public server such as arXiv.org, bioRxiv.org, MedRxiv
Online Journal Article - Preprint posted to a publisher's webesite
Collins-McMillen D, Stevenson EV, Heon Kim J, et al. HCMV utilizes a nontraditional STAT1 activation cascade via signaling through EGFR and integrins to efficiently promote the motility, differentiation, and polarization of infected monocytes. J Virol. Accepted manuscript. Published online October 11, 2017. doi:10.1128/JVI.00622-17
Atkins M, Coutinho AD, Nunna S, Gupte-Singh K, Eaddy M. Confirming the timing of phase-based costing in oncology studies: a case example in advanced melanoma. J Med Econ. Accepted manuscript. Published online October 12, 2017. doi:10.1080/13696998.2017.1391818
Entire Print Book:
Chapter in a Print Book:
Chapter in an Online Book:
Lexicomp:
Micromedex
Natural Medicines
Drug name. Package insert. Manufacturer; publication(revision)date.
Example: IZstatFlu. Package insert. ZymeTx Inc; 2000.
Authors(s). Item title. Published [date]. Updated [date if available]. Accessed [date]. URL
Example: U.S. Department of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma - Summary Report 2007. Published October, 2007. Accessed October 24, 2012. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthsumm.htm
Author(s), if given (often, no authors are given). Title of the specific item cited (if none is given, use the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the website. [Date published]. Updated [date]. Accessed [date]. URL [provide URL and verify that the link still works as close as possible to publication]
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