Citation Styles

Who Should Use AMA Style?

The American Medical Association Style, or AMA Style, is used by some health sciences disciplines to cite medical research. 

Disciplines using AMA Style include, but are not limited to:

• Medicine 
• Nutrition
• Life Sciences
• Biomedical Informatics
• Kinesiology and Movement Sciences

How to Navigate This Section

This main page provides an overview of the 11th edition of AMA Style, who should use it, and online reference sources. The three additional subpages outline the guidelines for using in-text citations, describe the rules for creating reference list entries, and provide examples of various source types.

ASU Library has three electronic copies of the most recent edition — the 11th edition — available for use via the Ebook Central database. These copies can be used simultaneously.

To obtain abbreviated journal titles for reference list citations, use the NLM Catalog.

Citation styles change over time. The advent of the Internet and the increasing number of material types (web pages, e-journals, etc.) have contributed to some of these changes.  When using a specific citation style, be sure to use a resource that reflects the current edition, such as the style manual.

• Citation Management Tools - As seen in the Health Sciences at ASU Guide, this section provides information on three citation managers, along with specific instructions on setting up the Zotero manager with PubMed and CINAHL.
• Purdue OWL AMA Style Quick Guide - This guide provides an overview of the AMA style's bibliographic elements and in-text citation guidelines. You can also view examples of print sources and examples of electronic sources.
• Scribbr AMA Quick Guide - This guide provides guidance on formatting a paper in AMA style, as well as forming in-text citations and reference entries. 
• University of Illinois Chicago AMA Style Tip Sheet - This PDF contains general AMA rules and examples of common formats for reference entries.