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AMA Citation Style, 11th ed.

In-text Citations


  • References are numbered in consecutive order in the body of the paper. If using a source multiple times,use the same reference number throughout.
  • Use superscript Arabic numerals [example1]
    • Outside of periods (.) and commas (,) [example,2]
    • Inside colons (:) and semicolons (;) [example3;]
  • Separate multiple references with commas and hyphens
    • As reported previously,1,3-8,19
    • the data derived were as follows3,4
  • When citing different page numbers from a single reference source at different places in your text, page numbers are included in superscript citation and source appears once in reference list. [example4(p5),9] 
  • When referring to an author as you write use only the author(s) surname. 
    • Two authors - Baudo and Belluci5 reported...
    • More than 2 authors - Franke et al6 reported...