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Official Answers

The complete answer book available in the reference collection (1st floor).

PubMed is a searchable database of articles with journal abbreviations and a citation creator.

  • click on the "Cite" button
  • choose AMA
  • highlight & copy
  • paste special - text only
  • proofread! (Pay special attention to capitalization of article titles.)

Sample Citation

Last AB, Last CD, Last EF. Title of the article: with subtitle. Abbr Jnl Title 2024;1(1);1-15. doi:000000

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Other Citation Creators

Most citation generators have problems with AMA Style.

  • EBSCOhost and the Citation Machine don't abbreviate journal titles.
  • WorldCat doesn't abbreviate titles or author names.
  • JSTOR doesn't offer AMA Style as an option.

EBSCOhost citations

  • Look for the 'cite' option
  • choose AMA
  • highlight & copy
  • paste special - text only
  • replace the journal title with the italicized abbreviation from the full description
  • proofread! (Pay special attention to capitalization of article titles.)

WorldCat citations

  • look for the "cite" option on the detailed record
  • select AMA Style
  • highlight & copy
  • paste special - text only
  • replace the journal title with the italicized abbreviation from the full description
  • replace author first names with initials (no punctuation)
  • proofread! (Pay close attention to capitalization and edition number formats.)

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