How to Cite a Book in AMA Citation Style
Aprende el formato exacto con ejemplos, citas en texto y errores comunes a evitar.
Formato de cita
Plantilla básica
1. Author(s). Book Title. Edition. Publisher; Year.
Componentes de la cita
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.
Ejemplo real
Fuente de ejemplo
1
Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M
Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics
5th ed.
Elsevier
2022
Cita formateada
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Cita en texto
1
Superscript 1
Errores comunes
Incorrecto:
1. Kumar, A., Singh, R., & Patel, M. (2022). Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics (5th ed.). Elsevier.
Correcto:
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Por qué: Use Last Initial format without periods and commas, no parentheses, edition after title, and semicolon before year.
Incorrecto:
1) Kumar A et al. Clinical Medicine. 5th Edition. Elsevier, Inc. 2022
Correcto:
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Por qué: Don't use 'et al.' in reference list, list actual authors. Use 'ed.' not 'Edition'. Omit corporate designations like 'Inc.'
Incorrecto:
1. Kumar, A. (2022). 'Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics.' 5th edition: Elsevier.
Correcto:
1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Por qué: No quotation marks for titles, no parentheses for year, use semicolon before year, and list all authors.
Preguntas frecuentes
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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