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| RULE | EXAMPLE | |
| In text references | References should be numbered consecutively with superscript Arabic numbers in order of appearance within the text. | Acute pancreatitis in children was reported in 2017 by the NASPGHAN Pancreas Committee. 1,2 |
| Author initials | Use initials without periods for author names and do not use a space between the initials. Add a comma between author names | Smith JR, Brown SH |
| Author number rule | If there are more than six authors list only the first three followed by et al. | Abu-El-Haija M, Kumar S, Szabo F, et al. |
| Journal names | Abbreviate and italicize journal titles (without periods) using the NLM Journals database for abbreviations. | J Pediatr |
| Title of publication |
Book Title: |
Book: Book Chapter: Journal Title: |
| DOI | Use the DOI (digital object identifiers) instead of URL if available. If a DOI is used do not use "Accessed on" date. | Gage BF, Fihn SD, White RH. Management and dosing of warfarin therapy. The American Journal of Medicine. 2000;109(6):481-488. doi:10.1016/S0002-9343(00)00545-3 |
| Location (Place of publication) |
Name the city where the publishing firm is located followed by a comma and the two letter abbreviation of the state. If more than one location appears us the first one. In the case of a non-US location use the city followed by a comma and the country. |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Page numbers |
Page numbers include first page hyphen final page (full number) without spaces. |
161-168 |
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| NUMBER OF AUTHORS |
AUTHOR-IN REFERENCE LIST |
|---|---|
| One | Hershey, AD |
| Two | Kacperski J, Hershey AD |
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Three to Six |
Thomson KE, Modi AC, Glauser TA, Rausch JR, Steve White H |
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Seven or more |
Martin VT, Allen JR, Houle TT, et al. |
Notes:
Please refer to the AMA Manual of Style for more detailed directions on this style. See link to this item in a catalog in the Books box on the left.
| TYPE | MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DATE FOR REFERENCES |
| 1. Author AA. Article title. Journal Name. Year;vol(issue no.):pages. | |
| Online | 1. Author AA. Article title. Journal Name. Year;vol(issue no.):pages. http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/. Accessed Month Date, Year. |
| DOI | 1. Author AA. Article title. Journal Name. Year;vol(issue no.):pages. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy |
| In Press | 1. Author AA. Title. Journal Name. In press. |
Bold words mean add the word (DO NOT bold the actual word) to your citation as written.
| TYPE | EXAMPLES |
| One Author | 1. Hershey AD. Pediatric headache: Where we are and where we are going. Headache. 2015;55(10):1356-1357. |
| Two Author | 1. Kacperski J, Hershey AD. Newly approved agents for the treatment and prevention of pediatric migraine. CNS Drugs. 2016;30(9):837-844. |
| Three to Six Author | 1. Thomson KE, Modi AC, Glauser TA, Rausch JR, White SH. The impact of nonadherence to antiseizure drugs on seizure outcomes in an animal model of epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2017;58(6):1054-1062. |
| More than Six Author | 1. Stark LJ, Filigno SS, Bolling C, et al. Learning about activity and understanding nutrition for child health (LAUNCH): Rationale, design, and implementation of a randomized clinical trial of a family-based pediatric weight management program for preschoolers. Contemp Clin Trials. 2017;52:10-19. |
| Online |
1. Kuznietsova HM, Luzhenetska VK, Kotlyar IP, Rybalchenko VK. Effects of 5-Amyno-4-(1, 3-benzothyazol-2-yn)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1, 2-dihydro-3H-pyrrol-3-one intake on Ddgestive system in a rat model of colon cancer. Sci World J. 2015. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2015/376576/abs/. Accessed August 25, 2017. |
| DOI |
1. Vijgen L, Keyaerts E, Zlateva K, Van Ranst M. Identification of six new polymorphisms in the human coronavirus 229E receptor gene (aminopeptidase N/CD13). Int J Infect Dis. 2004;8(4):217-222. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2004.03.004. |
| In Press |
1. Dignan PSJ. Congenital malformations. J Pediatr. In press.
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Please refer to the AMA Manual of Style for more detailed directions on this style. See link to this item in a catalog in the Books box on the left.
| TYPE | MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DATE FOR REFERENCES |
| Authored book-Print | 1. Author AA. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition # ed. Location: Publisher; Year. Please note a first edition book does not include 1st ed in the citation. |
| Authored book-Online | 1. Author AA. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition # ed. Location: Publisher; Year. http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/. Accessed Month Date, Year. |
| Authored book-Online (DOI) |
1. Author AA. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition # ed. Location: Publisher; Year. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy Accessed Month Date, Year. |
| Edited book-Print | 1. Editor AA ed. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition # ed. Location: Publisher; Year. |
| Edited book-Online (no DOI) |
1. Editor AA ed. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition # ed. Location: Publisher; Year. http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/ |
| Edited book-Online (DOI) | 1. Editor AA ed. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition # ed. Location: Publisher; Year. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy |
Bold words mean add the word (DO NOT bold the actual word) to your citation as written.
1. Aehlert B. ECGs Made Easy Pocket Reference. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Lifeline; 1995.
1. Aehlert B. ECGs Made Easy. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Jems; 2013.
1. American Academy of Pediatrics. Red Book Online. Greenwood Village, CO: Thomson Reuters (Healthcare) Inc.; 2012. http://www.redbook.com/redbook/online Accessed [August 25, 2017].
Please refer to the AMA Manual of Style for more detailed directions on this style. See link to this item in a catalog in the Books box on the left.
| TYPE | MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DATE FOR REFERENCES |
| Book Chapter-Print |
1. Author, AA. Title of the chapter. In: Editor AA, ed. Book Title. Edition # ed Location: Publisher; Year:Pages. |
| Book Chapter- Online (no DOI) |
1. Author, AA. Title of the chapter. In: Editor AA, ed. Book Title. Edition # ed. Publisher, http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/. Accessed Date (Month Date, Year). |
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Book Chapter- Online |
1. Author, AA. Title of the chapter. In: Editor AA, ed. Book Title. Publisher, http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy. Accessed Month Date, Year. |
Bold words mean add the word (DO NOT bold the actual word) to your citation as written.
| TYPE | EXAMPLES |
| Book Chapter-Print |
1. Kirkwood C. Active learning strategies. In: Schwinghammer TL, Koehler JM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Casebook : a Patient-Focused Approach. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2011:9-12. |
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Book Chapter- Online |
1. Callahan SR, Mansour ME, Simmons JM. Patient and family–centered care and the patient-centered medical home. In: Kline MW, eds. Rudolph's Pediatrics. 23rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2017. http://accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2126§ionid=163280984. Accessed July 11, 2017. |
| Book Chapter-Online (DOI) |
1. Hindlie M, Wu D, Anselme K, Gallet O, Di Martino P. Effects of fibronectin coating on bacterial and osteoblast progenitor cells adherence in a co-culture assay. 2016. In: Donelli G, ed. Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 17-30. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26320-5. Accessed September 12, 2017. |
Please refer to the AMA Manual of Style for more detailed directions on this style. See link to this item in a catalog in the Books box on the left.
| TYPE | MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DATA FOR REFERENCES |
| Poster | 1. Author AA. Name of Presentation. Poster presented at: Name of Conference; Date of Conference (Month Date, Year); Location of Conference. |
| Paper | 1. Author AA. Name of Presentation. Paper presented at: Name of Conference; Date of Conference (Month Date, Year); Location of Conference. |
Bold words mean add the word (DO NOT bold the actual word) to your citation as written.
| TYPES | EXAMPLES |
| Poster |
1. Biro F, Ewan L, McLinden D, Dejonckheere M, Vaughn L. Mapping Views of Adolescent Health Stakeholders. Poster presented at: Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine; March 18, 2015; Los Angeles, CA. |
| Paper | 1. Pestian JP, Matykiewicz PM, Grupp-Phelan J, Lavanier SA, Combs J, Kowatch, R. Using natural language processing to classify suicide notes. Paper presented at: BioNLP 2008; current trends in biomedical natural language processing; June 19, 2008; Columbus, OH. |
Please refer to the AMA Manual of Style for more detailed directions on this style. See link to this item in a catalog in the Books box on the left.
| TYPE |
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DATA FOR REFERENCES |
| Web Site-Author | 1. Author AA. Title (or, if no title is available, the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the Web site. http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/. Accessed Month Date, Year. |
| Web site-No Author | 1. Organization responsible for the site. Title (or, if no title is available, the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the Web site. http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/. Accessed Month Date, Year. |
Bold words mean add the words (DO NOT bold) to your citation as written.
| TYPE | EXAMPLE |
| Website-Author | 1. Devarajan P. Myoglobinuria. Medscape. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/982711. Accessed June 30, 2017. |
| Web site-No Author | 1. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Air Pollution & Respiratory Health. https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/. Accessed June 30, 2017. |
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| TYPES | MINIMUM DATE REQUIRED FOR REFERENCES |
| Legislative Material-US Federal Administrative Regulations |
1. Author AA. Title of regulation. Journal name (in this case source). Year;Volume:Pages. Codified at Title number CFR §Section. |
| Government Agencies or Bulletins | 1. Author AA. Title of bulletin. Location: Name of issuing bureau, agency, department or other governmental division; Date; Pages (if specified); Publication number (if any); Series number (if given). |
Bold words mean add the word (DO NOT bold the actual word) to your citation as written.
| TYPES | EXAMPLES |
| Legislative Material-Federal Register |
1. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Methadone in maintenance and detoxification: joint revision of conditions on use. Fed Regist. 1989;54:8954-8971. Codified at 21 CFR §291.
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| Government Agencies or Bulletins |
1. World Health Organization. The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2002.
1. National Institutes of Health, US Department of Heath 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. |
Please refer to the AMA Manual of Style for more detailed directions on the specific types of government publications. These are just a few examples but there are many more they can be very complicated. See link to this book in a catalog in the Books box on the left.
| TYPE | MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DATA FOR REFERENCES |
| Newspaper print | 1. Author AA. Title. Newspaper. Month Date, Year: PageColumn. |
| Newspaper electronic | 1. Author AA. Title. Newspaper. Month Date, Year. http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/. Accessed Month Date, Year. |
Bold words mean add the word (DO NOT bold the actual word) to your citation as written.
| TYPE | EXAMPLE |
| Newspaper print |
1. Brody JE. Alternative medicine makes inroads, but watch out for curves. New York Times. April 28, 1998:F9.
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| Newspaper electronic | 1. Wallace R. Teens who drink run risk of causing damage to brain. Post-Tribune (IN). September 3, 2006. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1148504166A02348.html?refid=easy_hf. Accessed September 7, 2017. |
Please refer to the AMA Manual of Style for more detailed directions on this style. See link to this item in a catalog in the Books box on the left.