In writing references in the text, the AMA style is the proper format used. The AMA style is developed by the American Medical Association to be used in writing research papers or documents on medicine, science and other health-related subject matters. This style in citing references is used not only by medical practitioners and medical journalists but also by medical students and medical professors.
General guidelines in AMA style
All references are listed according to chronological appearance on the text when enumerated at the end of the paper. If text reference are indicated, each source entry must be numbered appropriately and not with bullets. All the elements of citation must be separated by periods, regardless of the source type.
Element chronology for book citations:
* author’s name
* chapter title
* editor’s name/translator’s name
* book title
* volume number
* book edition
* place of publication
* book publisher
* copyright year
* page numbers
General rules in citing books
In the case of the absence of some of the elements in your source there’s no need to worry, just skip them then follow the same chronology. In book citations, if you need to specify pages of the book, include or directly cite the page numbers. For the author’s name, make sure to follow the “<last name>, <first name>, <middle initial> format.
Element chronology for journal articles:
* article title and subtitle
* journal’s abbreviated name
* year published
* volume number
* supplement number
* page numbers
General rules in citing journal articles
When journals are being cited, the citation is not similar to book citations. You do not need to write down the first name of the writer in the journal article being cited. You only need to follow the format “<last name>, <first name initial> <middle initial>”.
Element chronology for Internet sources:
* name of author
* webpage name or title of article
* URL source
* date accessed
General rules in citing Internet sources
In the AMA style, although now allowed, citing Internet sources is not advisable. To make the citing of the internet articles more appropriate, indicate inside brackets if the internet source is an abstract of a study or an article in an online journal. Remember that it is very important to include the proper notation of the online journal cited in the text all the time.
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