AMA Citation (11th Edition) Help

This guide was created as a basic guide for using AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition. Some of the health science fields such as physician assistants and physical therapy use the AMA Manual of Style.

Newspapers and Magazine Examples

Gottlieb M. A free-for-all in swapping Medicaid for managed care. New York Times. October 2, 1995: A1, A4.

Markoff J. Voluntary rules proposed to help insure privacy for Internet users. New York Times. June 5, 1996.  Accessed April 1, 1998. http:www.nytimes.com/library.cyber/week/yo5dat.html

Relman, AS, Angell M. America's other drug problem. The New Republic. December 16, 2002: 27-21.

Undisclosed settlement reached out of court in Michigan Biodyne civil suit. Psychiatric Times. March 1, 1992: 16.

*You can cite a newsletter as you would cite a newspaper or magazine.

For more information on citing news sources, you can consult the chapter on news sources in the AMA Manual of Style. 

 

General Guidelines

  • Authors’ names are inverted, and use only initials for first and middle names. Do not put periods between initials.
  • If there are six authors/editors or less, include the names of all authors/editors.
  • If there are more than six authors/editors, include the first three names, then shorten with et al.
  • Only the first word and proper nouns in article titles that are ordinarily capitalized are capitalized.
  • Include the date the website was created or updated. If you know the date the website was created, place it after the URL. If you know the date it was updated, place that date after the URL instead and include the word "Updated." The Updated date takes precedence over the Published date. You do not need to include both. ​     
  • Always put the date that you accessed the website. Include the word "Accessed."    

Information Needed

You will need (minimum information in bold):

  • Author(s)
  • Article title 
  • Magazine or Newspaper Title (in italics)
  • Date of publication
  • Section (if applicable)
  • Page numbers (if applicable)
  • URL (if online)
  • Accessed date (if using URL).