AMA Citation Guide: Books
Single Author
Author last name Author’s first initials. Title of Book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; year.
Netter FH. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier; 2011.
More Than One Author
Author(s) separated by commas. Title of Book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; year.
Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG, Bates B. Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009.
Edited Book
Name(s), eds. Title of Book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; year.
Ryan KJ, Ray CG, eds. Sherris Medical Microbiology. 5th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Medical; 2010.
Chapter from a Book
Author(s) of chapter. Chapter number. Title of chapter. In: Author’s or Editor’s name. Title of Book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; year: Chapter page number(s).
Murphy K. Chapter 2. Innate immunity: the first lines of defense. In: Murphy K. Janeway’s Immunobiology. 8th ed. New York, NY: Garland Science; 2012: 37-73.
Online Book
Author(s) of chapter. Chapter number. Title of chapter. In: Editor’s name, ed. Title of Book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; year. URL. Accessed date.
Little JF. Chapter 9. The lymphatic system. In: Anatomy and Physiology: A Text-book for Nurses. Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger; 1914. http://books.google.com/books?id=te0EAQAAIAAJ&dq=anatomy%20and%20physiology&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false. Accessed March 14, 2012.
Serial Publication
Author(s). Title of Monograph. Place of publication: Publisher; year. Name of the Series and number of the monograph.
Davidoff RA. Migraine: Manifestations, Pathogenesis, and Management. Philadelphia, PA: FA Davis; 1995. Contemporary Neurology Series 42.
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