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AMA Citation Generator (11th Edition)
Create AMA-style references for medicine, nursing and the health sciences. Paste a DOI, link or ISBN, then copy the reference or your numbered reference list.
AMA 11th edition
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AMA reference format
Author AA, Author BB. Article title. Journal Name. Year;Volume(Issue):pages. doi:xx. List up to six authors; with more than six, list the first three followed by et al. Journal names are italic and usually abbreviated as in PubMed.
Numbered citations
AMA numbers sources in the order you first cite them, with a superscript number in the text. Use the same number each time you cite that source, and list references in number order, not alphabetically.
AMA citation examples
Journal article
Grady JS, Her M, Moreno G. Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. 2019;8(3):207-217. doi:10.1037/ppm0000185
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Book
Jackson LM. The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action. 2nd ed. American Psychological Association; 2019.
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Web page
Bologna C. Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. Published October 31, 2019. Accessed November 2, 2026. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e
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AMA Citation Generator FAQs
Is this citation generator free?
Yes. It's free, with no sign-up, no ads and no limit on how many citations you make. Your reference list is kept in your browser so you can come back to it.
Can it fill in the details for me?
Yes. Paste a website link, a DOI (for journal articles) or an ISBN (for books), and it looks up the title, authors, date and publication details. You can edit anything before copying.
Should I abbreviate journal names in AMA?
Yes. AMA uses the abbreviated journal names listed in PubMed's NLM Catalog, for example JAMA or N Engl J Med. The generator uses the name you enter, so type the abbreviation if your source uses the full name.
Are generated citations always right?
The format follows each style's official rules, but a citation is only as good as its details. Auto-filled details sometimes miss an author or date, so check them against the source, and check your instructor's requirements.
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