library research guides: pharmacy: ama (jama) style

ama manual of style

ama manual of style online this link opens in a new window
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.

ama purdue owl
the online writing lab (owl) at purdue university provides citation instructions and examples.

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ama slides

ama style

ama at a glance

the american medical association (ama) style is the preferred style for the medical community.

11th edition is the most recent.
in endnote ama is called jama

examples:

uses arabic superscript numerals to cite material.
references are numbered in consecutive order.
the superscript number is inserted into the document immediately next to the fact, concept, or quotation being cited.

if citing more than one reference at the same point, separate the numbers with commas and no spaces between.

for the bibliography, list references in the order of their appearance in the paper.

as reported previously,^1,3–8

the derived data were as follows^3,4

…and 18 patients.³

use author’s last name and initials of first name and middle name (if available).
if more than six authors, list the first three followed by et al.
use journal abbreviations from pubmed.
- do not make up your own journal title abbreviation!
use the doi instead of a url.
doi – digital object identifier

see "creating an ama citation from pubmed record"

pubmed* this link opens in a new window
contains more than 35 million citations and abstracts for biomedical and life sciences literature.
pubmed links to full-text when they are available.
pubmed was developed and is maintained by the national center for biotechnology information (ncbi), at the u.s. national library of medicine (nlm), located at the national institutes of health (nih).

creating an ama citation from pubmed record

authors(s). article title. journal name abbreviation. year;vol(issue no.): pages. doi.

gasbarrini gb, mangiola f, gerardi v, ianiro g, corazza gr, gasbarrini a. coeliac disease: an old or a new disease? history of a pathology. intern emerg med. 2014;9(3):249–256. doi:10.1007/s11739-013-1044-5

ama examples

lexicomp:

name of page being cited. specific book, source, or section. lexicomp. wolters kluwer clinical drug information, inc. updated month day, year. accessed month day, year. https://online.lexi.com
if no update date is available, then use update date is unavailable in the citation.
atorvastatin. lexi-drugs. lexicomp. wolters kluwer clinical drug information, inc. updated march 24, 2017. accessed march 30, 2017. https://online.lexi.com

micromedex

name of page being cited. specific book, source, or section. micromedex solutions. truven health analytics. updated month day, year. accessed month day, year. https://www.micromedexsolutions.com
if no update date is available, then use update date is unavailable in the citation.
glyburide. in-depth answers. micromedex solutions. truven health analytics. updated april 17, 2017. accessed april 29, 2017. https://www.micromedexsolutions.com

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:

international society for infectious diseases. promed-mail website. accessed april 29, 2004. http://www.promedmail.org
interim guidance about avian influenza a (h5n1) for us citizens living abroad. centers for disease control and prevention website. updated november 18, 2005. accessed december 6, 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_flu_ig_americans_ abroad_032405.htm

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:

author(s). article title. journal name abbreviation. year;vol(issue no.): pages.
example: rainier s, thomas d, tokarz d, et al. myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 gene mutations cause paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis. arch neurol. 2004;61(7):1025-1029.

online journal article: note that the doi is preferred over a url.

authors(s). article title. journal name abbreviation. year;vol(issue no.): pages. doi
example: gasbarrini gb, mangiola f, gerardi v, ianiro g, corazza gr, gasbarrini a. coeliac disease: an old or a new disease? history of a pathology. intern emerg med. 2014;9(3):249–256. doi:10.1007/s11739-013-1044-5

authors(s). article title. journal name abbreviation. year;vol(issue no.): inclusive pages. accessed [date]. url
example: gore d, haji sa, balashanmugam a, et al. light and electron microscopy of macular corneal dystrophy: a case study. digit j ophthalmol. 2004;10. accessed december 6, 2005. http://www.djo.harvard.edu/site.php?url=/physicians/oa/671

entire print book:

author(s). book title. edition number (if it is the second edition or above). publisher; copyright year.
example: modlin j, jenkins p. decision analysis in planning for a polio outbreak in the united states. pediatric academic societies; 2004.

chapter in a print book:

author(s). chapter title. in: eidtor(s), eds. book title. edition number (if it is the second edition or above). publisher; copyright year: pages.
example: solensky r. drug allergy: desensitization and treatment of reactions to antibiotics and aspirin. in: lockey p, ed. allergens and allergen immunotherapy. 3rd ed. marcel dekker; 2004:585-606.

chapter in an online book:

author(s). chapter title. in: editor(s) eds. book title. edition number e. (if it is the second edition or above; mention of first edition is not necessary) publisher; copyright year. accessed date. [provide url and verify that the link still works as close as possible to the time of publication]
example: sorkness ca, blake kv. asthma. in: dipiro jt, talbert rl, yee gc, matzke gr, wells bg, posey l. eds. pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach, 10e. mcgraw-hill; 2017. accessed july 16, 2020. https://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/book.aspx?bookid=1861