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AMA Citation Generator
Format journal articles, books and web pages in AMA style for medical and health writing.
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What the AMA Citation Generator does
AMA style is used across medicine, nursing, public health and the biomedical sciences. Its references are numbered in the order they are cited, author initials have no periods, journal names are abbreviated, and the year, volume, issue and pages run together in a compact string. Getting every comma and semicolon right by hand is slow work.
Paste the details you have for each source and this generator returns numbered AMA references. It handles journal articles, books, chapters and websites. If a detail is missing, such as a DOI or page range, it does not guess. It inserts a clear marker and lists what you still need, so your reference list stays accurate.
How to use it
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Paste the details of one or more sources, one source per paragraph.
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Press Format.
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Copy the numbered references and fill in anything listed under Missing details.
What people use it for
Journal submissions
Tidy the reference list of a manuscript headed to a journal that requires AMA style.
Patient education materials
Cite the studies behind a health handout or clinic newsletter consistently.
Questions
Which edition of AMA does it follow?
It follows the 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style, the current version used by most medical journals.
Does it look up missing DOIs?
No. The tool has no web access. It formats what you paste and flags anything missing so you can find it yourself.
Will it abbreviate journal names?
It applies the standard abbreviation when the journal is well known. Check unusual titles against the NLM catalog.
Can I format several sources at once?
Yes. Paste each source as its own paragraph and they are numbered in the order given.
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