One author

Author last name Author’s first initials (no space between initials, as YS). Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher; year.
i.e. Cheng XN. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press; 1999.

More than one author (list all authors if six or less; otherwise, list first three followed by “et al”)

Author(s) separated by commas.  Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher; year.
Mills S, Bone K. The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety. St. Louis, Mi: ELSEVIER Churchill Livingstone; 2005.

Edited book

Author(s), eds. Title of Book.  Place of publication: Publisher; year.
Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004.

Book with edition number

Author(s), eds. Title of Book.  Edition number.  Place of publication: Publisher; year.
Papadakis MA, McPhee SJ, eds.  Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment.  52th ed.  New York, NY: Mc Graw Hill Medical; 2013.

Book with a corporate author

Corporate name. Title of Book.  Place of publication: Publisher; year.
American Pharmacists Association.  Drug Information Handbook.  21st ed.  Hudson, Oh: Lexicomp; 2012.

Chapter or article from a book, edited book, or encyclopedia

Author(s) of article.  Title of article.  In: Editor’s name, ed.  Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher; Year: Chapter or page number.
Hoff T, Rockmann KW. Power, politics, and conflict management.  In: Burns LR, Bradley EH, Weiner BJ, ed.   Shortell and Kaluzny’s Health Care Management Organization Design and Behavior.  Australia:  Delmar Cengage Learning; 2012:188-220.

Articles in journals and newspaper

Note 1: Authors’ surnames and initials follow the same rules as seen with books
Note 2: If the journal doesn’t have a volume or issue number, use the issue date

One author (do not include issue number or month unless volume are not consecutively numbered)

Author. Article title.  Journal Title.  Year; Volume Number:Inclusive page numbers.
Yamamoto T.  Health education in Pubery: from the standpoint of an obstetrician-gynecologist.  Japan Medical Association Journal. 2012; 55:292-297.

More than one author (list all authors if six or less; otherwise, list first three followed by “et al”)

Author(s) of article.  Article title.  Journal Title.  Year; Volume number:Inclusive Page Numbers.
Toba K, Kikuchi R, Iwata A, Kozaki K. “Fall Risk Index” helps clinicians identify high-risk individuals.  Japan Medical Association Journal.  2009; 52:237-242.

Newspaper (if the city name is not part of the newspaper name, it may be added to the official name for clarity.  if an article jumps from one page to a later page write the page number like D1, D5)

Author(s) of article.  Article title.  Newspaper title.  Publishing date, year: Page Numbers.
Dr, Cheng Kai visiting US Cheng’s Acupuncture American Heritage base.  Chinese Medical Report Seminonthly.  February 15, 2013:8.

Government Documents or Agency Bulletins*

Government or Agency name, department name.  Document Name.  Place of publication: publisher; year.  NIH publication number.
National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services.  Strategic Plan for NIH Obesity Research: A Report to the NIH Obesity Research Task Force.  Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health; 2004.  NIH publication 04-5493.

Citing Media:

DVD, Audio tape, Audio CD, or Video tape

Author name.  Media Title [Media type].  Publication place: publisher; year.
Chow PY.  Chow Qigong System Vol. 1: Qigong Basics & Exercises [DVD].  San Francisco, CA: East West Academy of Healing Arts; 1997.

Citing Electronic Sources:

Online Books Sample*

Author name or Corporate name.  Book Title.  Public place: publisher; year.  URL.  Accessed date. Author.  
National Research Council.  Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell Research.  Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine.  Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2002.  http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309076307. Accessed March 14, 2013.

Articles in Online Journals

The preferred citation style for an electronic journal uses a DOI (digital object identifier).  The DOI provides a persistent link to the electronic item and is considered to be more stable than a URL.  If the DOI is not given on the full text article or in the citation, use a DOI lookup tool to locate it (http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/) or use the format for an article without a DOI.

Journal article from online databases with DOI available.
Note that when using a DOI, no access date or URL are used.

Author.  Title of article.  Name of Journal.  Year;vol(issue):pages. doi:xxx.xxxx.
Wang Y, Lin XM, Zheng GQ.  Traditional Chinese medicine for Parkinson’s disease in China and beyond.  Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine.  2011;17(5): 385-388.  doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0025.

Journal article from online databases without DOI available.
The accessed date will often be the only date available.

Author.  Title of article.  Name of Journal.  Year;vol(issue):pages. Available from Database Name. Published date.  Undated date.  Accessed date.
Devitt M.  Franklin Bache: a pioneer of American acupuncture.  American Acupuncturist [serial online].  2010;53:14017.  Available from Alt HealthWatch, Ipswich, MA.  Accessed February 27, 2013.

Journals and Magazines from World Wide Web*

Author(s).  Title of article.  Journal Title.  Publish year;volume(issue): page name. URL.  Accessed date.
Walker NA, Denegar CR, Preische J.  Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound and pulsed electromagnetic field in the treatment of tibial fracture: a systematic review.  J Athl Train.  2007;42(4):530-5.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2140080/pdf/i1062-6050-42-4-530.pdf. Accessed September 6, 2011.

Newspaper from World Wide Web*

Author(s).  Title of article.  Newspaper Title.  Publish date, year:page name. URL.  Accessed date.
Wade N. Agency proposes U.S-paid research on stem cells from early human egg. New York Times. February 20, 2010:A8. http://www.nytimes.com/. Accessed September 6, 2011.

Websites*

It always challenging to cite websites no matter what style you use (AMA, APA, MLA, etc.).   The AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition) recommends to include the following information, IF AVAILABLE:

• Author (if there is one)
• Title of the specific item cited (if none given then give the name of the organization responsible for the site.)
• Name of the webiste
• URL
• Publishing date or updated date
• Access date

Three Website Examples*

1. Stem Cell Quick Reference. Learn Genetics/Genetic Science Learning Center. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/
   tech/stemcells/quickref/. Updated January 25, 2010. Accessed August 25, 2010.
2. FAQs about Stem Cell Research. Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research. http://stemcell.ucla.edu/faqs-about-stemcell-research. Accessed September 6, 2010.
3. World Medical Association. Declaration of Helsinki: ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm. Updated June 10, 2002. Accessed February 26, 2004.

Credits:

1. * sample citations and/or information are credited to Delta College Library.
2. Delta College Library. AMA Citations Style Guide.
   http://www.delta.edu/files/Library/Library%20Research/AMAformat.pdf. Accessed March 14, 2013.
3. Created by Librarian Sophia Wang, 3/24/2013