How to Cite a Book in AMA Citation Style

通过示例、文内引用和应避免的常见错误来学习准确的格式。

引用格式

基本模板

1. Author(s). Book Title. Edition. Publisher; Year.

引用组成部分

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.

实际示例

示例来源

number

1

author

Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M

title

Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics

edition

5th ed.

publisher

Elsevier

year

2022

格式化引用

1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.

文内引用

1

Superscript 1

常见错误

错误:

1. Kumar, A., Singh, R., & Patel, M. (2022). Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics (5th ed.). Elsevier.

正确:

1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.

原因: Use Last Initial format without periods and commas, no parentheses, edition after title, and semicolon before year.

错误:

1) Kumar A et al. Clinical Medicine. 5th Edition. Elsevier, Inc. 2022

正确:

1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.

原因: Don't use 'et al.' in reference list, list actual authors. Use 'ed.' not 'Edition'. Omit corporate designations like 'Inc.'

错误:

1. Kumar, A. (2022). 'Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics.' 5th edition: Elsevier.

正确:

1. Kumar A, Singh R, Patel M. Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2022.

原因: No quotation marks for titles, no parentheses for year, use semicolon before year, and list all authors.

常见问题

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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