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Reference Desk R 119 A533 1998 |
Elements of a Reference
Journal article
Authors' surnames and initials. Title of article and subtitle if any. Abbreviated Title of Journal. Year;volume number(issue, when each issue starts over with page 1 or for special issues):Page numbers.Website
Author's (individual or organization) name. Title of webpage. Available at: http://www.nameofwebsite.com. Accessed on Month Date, Year.Book
Authors' surnames and initials. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher; year:Page numbers.
Examples of AMA Style References
Journal article with two to six authors
Asmus MJ, Milavetz G, Teresi ME. Multicenter survey of pharmacy faculty and student metered-dose inhaler knowledge. J Am Pharm Assoc (Wash). 2001;41:461-4.Journal article with more than six authors
Lushbaugh WB, Blossom AC, Shah PH, et al. Use of intravaginal microbicides to prevent acquisition of Trichomonas vaginalis infection in Lactobacillus-pretreated, estrogenized young mice. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000;63:284-9.Journal article in a supplement or special issue
Liaw Y-F. Current therapeutic trends in therapy for chronic viral hepatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1997;12(suppl):S346-53.Website
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. List of orphan designations and approvals. Available at http://www.fda.gov/orphan/designat/list.htm. Accessed September 20, 2004.Package insert
Thymalfasin [package insert]. San Mateo, CA: SciClone Pharmaceuticals International; 1998.Monograph from a database
Thymalfasin. Clinical Pharmacology [database online]. Tampa, Fl.: Goldstandard Multimedia; 2005. Updated March 4, 2004.Image or graphic
You should acknowledge a graphic or image directly beneath it in the "legend." If you do not include the source in your reference list, then you need to provide all the information in the acknowledgement. If you do include the source in your reference list, then you can refer to it with the superscript number. See the examples below:
 Reprinted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevent rodent infestations. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/ prevent_rodents/index.htm. Accessed September 17, 2007. |
Reprinted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.23 |
Drug card
Use the same form as a book but without page numbers.
Synthroid. In Sigler JD, ed. Sigler's Prescription Drug Cards. 23rd ed. Lawrence, KS: SFI Medical Publishing; 2007.