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AMA Citation Generator

An AMA citation generator formats references in the American Medical Association style — the numbered, superscript system used across medical journals, nursing programs, and health-sciences coursework. Search by title, DOI, ISBN, or URL to pull in a source, confirm the match, and get a numbered bibliography entry plus its superscript in-text marker, formatted by the same citation engine used in Zotero.

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This AMA citation generator formats references in the style set by the American Medical Association Manual of Style, now in its 11th edition. AMA numbers sources in the order they're first cited, marks each in-text reference with a superscript number, and lists full references numerically at the end of the paper — the same numeric-citation family as Vancouver, but with AMA's own punctuation and abbreviation rules. Use this AMA citation generator for a journal article, a book, or a website, and it applies the same numbered format to all three.

This AMA citation generator builds the reference-list entry and the in-text number directly from the American Medical Association's own style rules, encoded in the open Citation Style Language (CSL) that Zotero also uses. Search by title, DOI, ISBN, or URL and this AMA citation generator pulls in a source automatically; confirm it's the right one, or type the details in by hand and the AMA citation generator still returns the same correctly numbered result.

Who uses AMA style

AMA is the house style of JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine, and most other medical and health-sciences journals, so it's the default citation format taught in medical school, nursing programs, and public-health coursework. If an assignment or a journal's author guidelines say "AMA style" or "AMA 11th edition," reach for an AMA citation generator rather than formatting references by hand — a single missed comma or wrong abbreviation is easy to miss on your own.

How to cite a journal article in AMA

This AMA citation generator numbers each source, lists authors by last name and initials, and italicizes the journal title:

1. Watson JD, Crick FHC. Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. Nature. 1953;171(4356):737-738. doi:10.1038/171737a0

The in-text citation is the superscript number: Watson and Crick first described the double helix in 1953.¹

How to cite a book in AMA

Feed a book's title, authors, edition, and publisher into this AMA citation generator and it produces the same numbered format, with the edition and publisher in place of the journal:

1. Cormen TH, Leiserson CE, Rivest RL, Stein C. Introduction to Algorithms. 3rd ed. MIT Press; 2009.

How to cite a website in AMA

For a webpage, this AMA citation generator adds the access date automatically, so a reader can find the version you saw. The date below is this example's write-up date — the live tool always stamps the date you actually run it:

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diabetes Basics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 15, 2024. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/index.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What edition of AMA style does this generator use?

This AMA citation generator follows the 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style — the current edition and the one used by JAMA and most other medical journals.

Does AMA style use superscript numbers or numbers in parentheses?

AMA uses superscript numbers in the running text, with each number linking to a full, numbered reference at the end of the paper. This AMA citation generator renders both the reference-list entry and its matching superscript marker.

How is AMA different from Vancouver style?

Both are numeric, author-order citation systems used in medicine and look similar at a glance. AMA follows the AMA Manual of Style's specific abbreviation and punctuation rules; Vancouver follows the ICMJE/NLM rules used by most biomedical journals. This AMA citation generator only produces AMA formatting — use the separate Vancouver reference builder if your journal or instructor specifies that style instead.

Can I generate an AMA citation from just a DOI or a URL?

Yes — paste the DOI, or paste a webpage URL, into the search box and this AMA citation generator looks up the full reference for you to confirm.

Is my search or text sent to Akmon's servers?

Formatting always runs entirely in your browser, so your citation data never touches Akmon's servers for that step. Search queries differ by type: title, DOI, and ISBN searches go directly to a public lookup service — OpenAlex, CrossRef, Open Library, or doi.org. A URL search is the one exception — it goes to Akmon's own page-lookup service, which fetches that page on your behalf so this AMA citation generator can read its title and author.

Updated: August 12, 2026