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American Medical Association (AMA) Style Quick Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide some basic rules for the American Medical Association Style.

Group Names

Format for a Group Name:

Group name. Article title. Abbreviated Name of Journal in italics. Publication Year;volume(issue):page numbers. DOI if available

Example:

World Medical Association. World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. JAMA. 2013;310(20):2191-2194. doi:10.1001/jama. 2013.281053

Format for One-Six Authors and a Group Name:

Author Last Name First and Middle Initials; Group Name. Article title. Abbreviated Name of Journal in italics. Publication Year;volume(issue):page numbers. DOI if available

Example:

Guggenheim JA, Williams C; UK Biobank Eye and Vision Consortium. Role of educational exposure in the association between myopia and birth order. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(12):1408-1414. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.3556

Format for more than Six Authors and a Group Name:

First three listed authors Last names First and Middle Initials, et al; Group Name. Article title. Abbreviated Name of Journal in italics. Publication Year;volume(issue):page numbers. DOI if available

Example: 

Moskowitz A, Ross CE, Andersen LW, et al; American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines. Trends over time in drug administration during adult in-hospital cardiac arrest. Crit Care Med. 2019;47(2):194-200. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003506