Guide to American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of

What is AMA format used for?

The AMA format is widely used for citing sources in medical research.
This information, created by the American Medical Association, is taken from AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th Edition).

What is AMA standard?

AMA Manual of Style is the go-to guide for authors of academic research in the fields of medicine, health, and other life sciences.
Although all scholarly science-based journals have author guidelines, most follow specific AMA rules, especially those for citations and references.

What is the current AMA style manual?

AMA Style (11th ed): Citing Your Sources
AMA style specifies writing and citation styles for scholarly works in medicine.
AMA style is internationally recognized and is used throughout disciplines in the health sciences.
The AMA Manual of Style was first published in 1963, and is currently in its 11th edition (2020)._{1 nov. 2023}

Many disciplines, including Nursing and Public Health, may need to write and publish using both of these styles.
This guide lays out the major differences side-by-side.
APA uses an Author/Date in-text citation system (Smith, 2017) whereas AMA uses a superscript numbering system.