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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the ama (american medical association) manual of style, 11th ed. is a must-have guide for writing and publishing research in the medical, health, or scientific fields. offers guidance on nuts-and-bolts of the style from punctuation to formatting, along with how to navigate dilemmas from ethical to legal that researchers encounter. the online manual is fully searchable and enriched by a variety of online features:
style quizzes, which allow users to test their knowledge.
si conversion calculator, which allows quick conversion of units of measure.
lexicomp:
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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]
examples:
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.
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entire print book:
chapter in a print book:
chapter in an online book: