LibGuides: AMA Citation Guide: Citing Online Resources

Required Details for Citations

What do you need to include in a complete citation for an online journal article?

Author last name(s), and initials. All author names should be included unless there are more than 6. If more than 6 authors are responsible for the material, use the first three author names and "et al"
Title - the article title, and subtitle if present
Abbreviated name of journal (see 13.10 in style manual for abbreviations)
Year published
Volume number and issue number
Page numbers
DOI (if present)

What do you need to include in a complete citation for a website?

Author last name(s) and initials, if available. All author names should be included unless there are more than 6. If more than 6 authors contributed, use the first three author names and "et al"
Title of the specific web content cited (if no title is available, use the name of the organization responsible for the website)
Name of the website
Date webpage was published
Date of last update
Date you accessed the content
URL (verify the URL works)

What is a DOI and how do I use them in citations?
Help from University of Illinois Chicago Library on what a DOI is, and howto use them in citations.

Citation Examples

Online journal article

Author(s). Article title. Abbreviated journal name. Year published; Volume number(issue number):inclusive pages. DOI if available

Example: Rock M, Babinec P. Diabetes in people, cats, and dogs: biomedicine and manifold ontologies. Medical anthropology. 2008;27(4):324-352. doi:10.1080/01459740802427091

Website

Author(s). Title of web content. Name of website. Date published. Date updated. Date accessed. URL

Example: Native Pathways to Health. Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Accessed November 21, 2022. https://school.wakehealth.edu/research/institutes-and-centers/clinical-and-translational-science-institute/maya-angelou-center-for-health-equity/research-projects/native-pathways-to-health

Online book

Author(s). Title of book. Publisher; Year. Date accessed. URL if available.

Example: Dick HM, Price Roye Jr D, Buschman PR, Kutscher AH, Rubinstein B, Forstenzer FK. Dying and Disabled Children : Dealing with Loss and Grief. Taylor and Francis; 2014. Accessed November 21, 2022. https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1639240.

Online book - chapter

Example: Being with the Blues. In: Settle, S ed. Peace Inside: A Prisoner's Guide to Meditation. Jessica Kingsley Publishers; 2017: chap 3. Accessed November 21, 2022.

Database

Author names (if given). Database title. Publisher (or owner/host); Year of publication (or version number). Updated date. Accessed date. URL

Example: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). United States: Inst. of Education Sciences; 1966. https://eric.ed.gov. Updated January, 2018. Accessed July 13, 2019.

Social Media Citations

Need to cite social media? Use these examples to guide you. (AMA Style Manual 3.15.4)

Facebook: Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Facebook page. #RotatorCuff tears are among the most common shoulder injuries, particularly in individuals who engage in activities that require repetitive arm motions. Discover the possible treatment options for a torn rotator cuff: https://mayocl.in/2H6AR3P. Accessed March 4, 2019. https://www.facebook.com/mayoclinicsportsmedicine
Twitter: @AMAManual. Double negatives can be used to express a positive, but this yields a weaker affirmative than the simpler positive and may be confusing. “Our results are not inconsistent with the prior hypothesis.” “That won’t do you no good.” And the classic: “I can’t get no satisfaction.” March 7, 2019. Accessed March 10, 2019. https://twitter.com/AMAManual/status/1103678998327017483
YouTube:
Khan Academy health and medicine YouTube page. Accessed February 10, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademymedicine