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AMA (Vancouver) Skeleton Guide for JCU students

The following guidelines are based on the minimum requirements for AMA citations. AMA style requires this
þÿcore information for each citation (additional details can be added where appropriate see the relevant pages in
the full JCU AMA guide).

þÿPay close attention to punctuation use in the examples including case, italics, the order of dates and spaces.

Journal article

With DOI

Author(s). Article title: subtitle. Journal Abbreviation. Year;vol(issue no.):inclusive pages. DOI
A DOI is preferable to a URL if one is available. No accessed date is required for the DOI because it is a
permanent identifier.

With URL

Author(s). Article title: subtitle. Journal Abbreviation. Year;vol(issue no.):inclusive pages. Accessed date. URL
Print journal article

Author(s). Article title: subtitle. Journal Abbreviation. Year;vol(issue no.):inclusive pages.

Examples:

Yazigi JA Jr, Anauate Nicolao F, Archetti Netto N, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging reproducibility for rotator
cuff partial tears in patients up to 60 years. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019;20:383-8.
doi:10.1186/s12891-019-2760-4
Moore Y, Shotton E, Brown R, Gremmel J, Lindsey S, Pankey J. Effects of incentive spirometry on perceived
dyspnea in patients hospitalized with pneumonia. Medsurg Nursing. 2018;27(1):19-23. Accessed August 6,
2020. https://search-proquest-com.elibrary.jcu.edu.au/docview/2006752768?accountid=16285
Economopoulos KJ, Brockmeier SF. Rotator cuff tears in overhead athletes. Clin Sports Med.
2012;31(4):675-692.
þÿLaver KE, Adey Wakeling Z, Crotty M, Lannin NA, George S, Sherrington C. Telerehabilitation services for
stroke. Cochrane Database of Syst Rev. 2020;(1):CD010255. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010255.pub3
Books (whole book)
Author(s) or Editor(s) [if editors, include ed or eds]. Book Title. Edition number [if not the first edition].
þÿPublisher s name; Copyright year. Accessed date [only if using URL]. DOI or URL [if online]
Examples:

Drake RL, Vogl W, Mitchell AWM, Gray H. Gray's Anatomy for Students. 4th ed. Elsevier; 2020.
Cameron P, Little M, Mitra B, Deasy C, eds. Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2020.
Vieira AR.Genetic Basis of Oral Health Conditions. Springer International Publishing; 2019.
doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14485-2
World Health Organization. Health Worker Roles in Providing Safe Abortion Care and Post-abortion
Contraception. World Health Organization; 2015. Accessed August 12, 2020. https://srhr.org/safeabortion/
Book chapter

Author(s) of chapter. Title of chapter. In: Editor(2s), ed. or e2ds. Title of Book. Edition number [if not the first
þÿedition]. Publisher s name; Copyright year:inclusive pages. Accessed date [only if using URL]. DOI or URL [if
online]
Examples:
2
Smith JV. Shoulder dislocations. In: Fowler GC, ed. Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care.
Elsevier; 2020:1163-1167. Accessed August 6, 2020.
https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.elibrary.jcu.edu.au/#!/content/book/3-s2.0-B9780323476331001745
Shaparin N, Shah A, Gr2itsenko K. Pharmacological agents: opioids. In: Urman RD, Vadivelu N, eds.
Perioperative Pain Management. Oxford University Press; 2013:29-37. Accessed November 25, 2012.
https://jcu.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1274300
Trabulsy P. Complementary and alternative medicine. In: Stein GS, Luebbers KP, eds. Cancer: Prevention,
Early Detection, Treatment and Recovery. 2nd ed. Wiley Blackwell; 2019:499-530.
doi:10.1002/9781119645214.ch27
Web pages

Author(s). Title of page or object. Name of website. Date published. Updated date. Accessed date. URL
Examples:

Hughes GRV, Erb N. The Antiphospholipid (Hughes) Syndrome. LUPUS UK. Accessed May 5, 2021. https://w
ww.lupusuk.org.uk/me2dical/lupus-diagnosis-treatment/diagnosis-of-lupus/associated-illnesses/hughes-syndro
me/
Department of Health & Human Services. Anaphylaxis. Better Health Channel. Updated August, 2014.
Accessed August 31, 2020. 1https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/ConditionsAndTreatments/anaphylaxis
Hand hygiene: Why, how & when. World Health Organization. Updated August, 2009. Accessed August 12,
2020. https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Hand_Hygiene_Why_How_and_When_Brochure.pdf1