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What is the JAMA citation style?
JAMA stands for Journal of the American Medical Association. The JAMA style, developed by the American Medical Association (AMA), is outlined in the AMA Manual of Style, which serves as the official guide for citation and writing rules within AMA publications. Written by the editors of JAMA and the Archives journals, the manual is currently in its 11th edition, published by Oxford University Press. First introduced in 1962, it provides guidelines for writing and citations specific to AMA-published journals.
While the JAMA style is mainly used for citing sources in medical research, it is also widely used in other fields, by hundreds of other scientific journals, in many textbooks, and in academia.
How do I cite in JAMA?
The JAMA style uses superscript arabic numerals for references in-text, e.g. 1 and references are numbered in consecutive order. The superscript number is inserted in the document immediately after the part being cited. If more than one reference is cited at the same point, separate the numbers with commas and no spaces in between. Insert the superscript number:
- Immediately next to the fact, idea or quotation being cited, e.g. The study included 20 patients.1
- Outside periods and commas, e.g. While this was observed on multiple occasions, 2,3,4 it cannot be said with certainty that it is true.
- Inside colons and semi-colons, e.g. Study A pointed to no correlation5; study B reframed the whole concept.6
- When you cite more than 2 references at a given place in your paper, use hyphens to join the first and last numbers of a closed series and use commas without space to separate other parts of a multiple citation, e.g. As indicated previously,1,5-8,20,23
Include a reference list (named 'References') with full citations at the end of your document. Your reference list must be in numerical order to reflect the order of your in-text citations. The general citation order in JAMA for your reference list is:
- Author's last name,
- Author's first & middle name initials.
- Title in sentence case. Journal Title in Title Case.
- Year; volume(Issue#): PP-PP.
Make sure to always include the last name and first and middle initial of the authors without punctuation. Use a comma to separate more than one author in a single bibliographic group (e.g. Silvera A, Albertalli B). Each reference is divided with periods into bibliographic groups. Each bibliographic group contains bibliographic elements, which may be separated using the following punctuation marks:
- Comma: if the items are closely related or sub-elements of a bibliographic element (e.g. authors' names)
- Semicolon: if the elements in the bibliographic group are different (e.g. between publisher's name and copyright year), before volume identification data, if there are multiple occurrences of logically related elements within a group
- Colon: after a connective phrase, before the publisher's name, between title and subtitle
Here are some examples for reference list entries in JAMA:
Journal article with DOI:
1. Heidenreich S, Mohr A, Puck J. Political strategies, entrepreneurial overconfidence and foreign direct investment in developing countries. Journal of World Business. 2015;50(4):793-803. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2015.03.002.
2. Florez H, Martinez R, Chakra W, Strickman-Stein M, Levis S. Outdoor exercise reduces the risk of hypovitaminosis D in the obese. J Steroid Biochem Mol Bio. 2007;103(3-5):679-681. doi:10.1016 /j.jsbmb.2006.12.032.
Book:
3. Iosifescu M, Limnios N, Oprişan G. Introduction to Stochastic Models. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc; 2010.
4. Frontera WR. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 3rd ed. London: Elsevier Health Sciences; 2014.
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FAQs
⛵️ Is AMA and JAMA citation style the same?
Both the AMA and JAMA style are based on the AMA Manual of Style, the official style guide from the American Medical Association (AMA), written by editors of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The AMA Manual of Style is currently in its 11th edition.
🤹🏾♀️ Does JAMA style require abbreviations for journal titles?
Yes, JAMA style requires the use of the standard National Library of Medicine [NLM] abbreviations for all journal titles. All abbreviations for medical journals can be found in the NLM Catalog.
🏄🏼♂️ What version of JAMA style should be used in 2025?
The 11th edition of the AMA Manual of style was released on March 2020. Therefore, this version is the most recent and updated version of AMA that can be used in 2025. However, many institutions are still using the 10th edition.
⛵️ Who created the official guidelines of JAMA style?
The JAMA network of editors are the creators of the official guidelines of the AMA and JAMA style. The About the Authors section of their website lists all names and descriptions of the manual's authors.
🎳 Is JAMA style easy to use for a paper?
Honestly, the references section of the AMA Manual of Style is very complex. However, JAMA style is easy to adopt with the help of BibGuru. Our simple and intuitive interface allows you to create references fast, without having to worry about making mistakes.