How to Cite a Website in AMA Citation Style

Apprenez le format exact avec des exemples, des citations dans le texte et des erreurs courantes à éviter.

Format de citation

Modèle de base

1. Author/Organization. Page Title. Website Name. Published Month Year. Accessed Month Date, Year. https://URL

Composants de la citation

Superscript Number

Use superscript 1, 2, 3, etc.

Author/Organization

Full name or organization.

Page Title

Sentence case. Not italicized or in quotation marks.

Website Name

Name of website.

Published Date

Published Month Year (e.g., Published June 2023).

Accessed Date

Accessed Month Date, Year. https://URL

Exemple concret

Source exemple

number

1

author

World Health Organization

title

COVID-19 vaccines

website

WHO

published_month

June

published_year

2023

accessed_month

June

accessed_date

15

accessed_year

2023

url

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/covid-19-vaccine

Citation formatée

1. World Health Organization. COVID-19 vaccines. WHO. Published June 2023. Accessed June 15, 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/covid-19-vaccine

Citation dans le texte

1

Superscript 1, 2, 3 in text

Erreurs courantes

Incorrect:

1. WHO. COVID vaccines. ww.who.int. June 2023.

Correct:

1. World Health Organization. COVID-19 vaccines. WHO. Published June 2023. Accessed June 15, 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/covid-19-vaccine

Pourquoi: Use full organization name, page title, 'Published' and 'Accessed' with date formats, and complete URL with protocol.

Incorrect:

1) WHO, COVID vaccines, WHO.int, June 2023

Correct:

1. World Health Organization. COVID-19 vaccines. WHO. Published June 2023. Accessed June 15, 2023. https://www.who.int/...

Pourquoi: Use numeral with period (not parenthesis), full name, published date format, access date and time, and complete URL.

Incorrect:

1. The WHO. 'COVID vaccines' page. Retrieved from https://who.int

Correct:

1. World Health Organization. COVID-19 vaccines. WHO. Published June 2023. Accessed June 15, 2023. https://www.who.int/...

Pourquoi: Use official organization name (not 'The WHO'), don't use quotation marks, use 'Accessed' instead of 'Retrieved from'.

Questions fréquentes

Do I need the publication date?

Include it if available: Published Month Year. Then include access date.

How do I format the access date?

Accessed Month Date, Year (e.g., Accessed June 15, 2023).

Should the URL include the protocol?

Yes, include https:// or http:// at the beginning of the URL.

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