Reference Style

The American Medical Association (AMA) provides guidance for a citation style called AMA citation format.

AMA is a common citation style in the field of medicine. It’s required when you’re submitting to a journal published by the American Medical Association.

AMA citation format includes:

  • Numerical in-text citations, written in superscript
  • A numbered reference list giving full source information
AMA in-text citation As indicated by Walter et al,1 effecting policy change is a crucial goal of public health campaigns.
AMA reference 1. Walter L, Dumke K, Oliva A, et al. From tobacco to obesity prevention policies: A framework for implementing community-driven policy change. Health Promot Pract. 2018;19(6):856–862. doi:10.1177/1524839918760843.

For other styles of publication or Internet articles, see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html.