How to Cite a Book in AMA Citation Style
Lernen Sie das genaue Format mit Beispielen, Textzitaten und häufigen Fehlern.
Zitierformat
Grundvorlage
1. Author(s). Book Title. Edition. Publisher; Year.
Zitat-Komponenten
Superscript Number
Superscript 1, 2, 3, etc.
Author(s)
Last name Initial(s).
Book Title
Title Case. Not italicized in AMA.
Edition
2nd ed., 3rd ed. Omit for first edition.
Publisher; Year
Publisher name; Year.
Praxisbeispiel
Beispielquelle
1
Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M
Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics
5th ed.
Elsevier
2022
Formatiertes Zitat
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Textzitat
1
Superscript 1
Häufige Fehler
Falsch:
1. Kumar, A., Singh, R., & Patel, M. (2022). Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics (5th ed.). Elsevier.
Richtig:
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Warum: Use Last Initial format without periods and commas, no parentheses, edition after title, and semicolon before year.
Falsch:
1) Kumar A et al. Clinical Medicine. 5th Edition. Elsevier, Inc. 2022
Richtig:
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Warum: Don't use 'et al.' in reference list, list actual authors. Use 'ed.' not 'Edition'. Omit corporate designations like 'Inc.'
Falsch:
1. Kumar, A. (2022). 'Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics.' 5th edition: Elsevier.
Richtig:
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Warum: No quotation marks for titles, no parentheses for year, use semicolon before year, and list all authors.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Do I include the publication location? ▼
AMA doesn't require publication location, just publisher and year.
How do I cite an edited book? ▼
Editor(s), ed. Book Title. Edition. Publisher; Year.
What if there's no edition number? ▼
Omit edition information if it's the first edition.
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