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AMA Citation Guide

Citation Format

Examples: Journal Articles

Article with up to 6 authors (list all authors)

Turner EH, Matthews AM, Linardatos E, Tell RA, Rosenthal R. Selective publication of antidepressant trials and its influence on apparent efficacy. N Engl J Med. 2008;358(3):252-260. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa065779

Article with more than 6 authors (list the first 3 then, et al)

Davis SL, McKinnon PS, Hall LM, et al. Daptomycin versus vancomycin for complicated skin and skin structure infections: clinical and economic outcomes. Pharmacotherapy. 2007;27(12):1611-1618. doi:10.1592/phco.27.12.1611

Article conducted for a group of investigators

Hacke W, Kaste M, Bluhmki E, et al; ECASS Investigators. Thrombolysis with alteplase 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 2008;359(13):1317-1329. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0804656

Article from supplement

Geerts WH, Pineo GF, Heit JA, et al. Prevention of venous thromboembolism: the seventh ACCP conference on antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy. Chest. 2004;126(3 Suppl):338S-400S. doi:10.1378/chest.126.3_suppl.338S

Editorials or letters

Duong L, Xu P, Eskenazi J, Liu A. Neurohospitalist and COVID-19. Letter. Acta Neurol Belg. 2020;120(6):1485. doi:10.1007/s13760-020-01470-8

Article with e-Locator Instead of Pages

Sullivan HW, Aikin KJ, Chung-Davies E, Wade M. Prescription drug promotion from 2001-2014: data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. PLoS One. 2016;11(5):e0155035. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155035

Article Published Online Ahead of Print

Tse J, LaStella D, Chow E, et al. Telehealth acceptability and feasibility among people served in a community behavioral health system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatr Serv. Published online May 7, 2021. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.202000623

Retracted Article

Mehra MR, Desai SS, Ruschitzka F, Patel AN. Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis. Lancet. Published online May 22, 2020. Retracted in: Lancet. Published online June 5, 2020. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31180-6