Citing Other Common Sources in AMA

In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:

Red – Author
Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
Pink – Date
Orange – Website/Publisher
Turquoise – Place of publication
Violet – Editor/Translator
Sienna – Pages
Gray – URL/database/website where the source is retrieved
Gold – Book, a part/chapter of which is being cited
Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)

Dissertation/thesis

If the thesis is available online, add the access date and URL.

Example:

1. Hayden LA. Development of theoretical concepts for implementing spintorque

nano-oscillators in unconventional computing schemes [Master’s thesis].

California University; 2023.

2. Stafford K. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel small molecule bromodomain

inhibitors [Dissertation]. University of Strathclyde; 2021. Accessed June 26, 2024.

https://stax.strath.ac.uk/concern/theses/kh04dq34d?locale=en

Put the professor’s name in the author’s position. Do not italicize the title. For online lectures, add publication and access date and URL.

Example:

Layden AN. Literary analysis of poems: what you should know [Class lectures]. London

Business School; 2023.

Follow the general rule for citing online books or journals.

Example:

Office on Women’s Health. Anorexia nervosa. Updated February 22, 2022. Accessed June 11,

2024. https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/mental-health-conditions/eating-disorders/anorexia-nervosa