References and citation formation

- Available sources
o American medical association (AMA) manual style
o School library
o Ttuhsc sop professors
- AMA
o www.ttuhsc.edu/libraries/
o Bibliographic tools -> AMA manual of style
o Types of writing
o Medical writing guidelines
o References/citation
o Preparing tables/figures
o Ethical and legal considerations
o Etc.
- Reference list = section 3.2, and 3.5
o Do:
Include at the end of the work
List consecutively with arabic numerals
Number reference in the order that they are cited within the text
o Dont
Use superscripted numbered of roman numerals
List the same reference multiple time in the bibliography
- In text citation -3.6
o Cite every reference consecutively
o Use superscript Arabic numerals for citation
Outside periods and commas
Inside colons and semicolons
o When 2 or more references are cited
Hyphens to join a series of numbers
Commas without space to separate multiple citations
o Avoid placing a citation immediately after a number or abbreviated unit of measure
Avoid: the 2 largest studs to date included 261 and 182 patients, and the largest
lesion found tin the first study was 10 cm

Better: the 2 largest studies to date include 16 patient1 and 18 patient2

- Listed references, use surname followed by initials without periods

- List authors name, if more than 6, list first 3 then use et al
- Do not use and between names in references list
- Authors mentioned in text
o Only use surnames
o If more than 2 authors, include the first authors surname followed by et al

Section 3.9
 - Retain spelling, abbreviation and number style
- Exception number at the beginning of a title/subtitle should be spelled out (except years)
o Three houses
o Seventy-five cakes.
- Begin subtitle with lowercase letter
- Separate title and subtitle by colon and space
- Journal articles and parts of books: only capitalize 1st letter of the 1st word, and proper names,
and abbreviations
- Books: italicize title, capitalize the first letter of each word except conjunctions (and, for, but, or)
- Organisms: follow the style recommended for capitalization and use of italics in scientific names
of organisms

Section 3.11.1 journal article

- Authors
- Title and subtitle (title: capitalize the 1st letter of 1st word only)
- Abbreviated journal names (italicize)
- Year
- Volume number (; after year, no space right after ; all the way to finish citing page numbers)
- Issue number
- Part of supplement number (1, pt 3 -> 1 = issue 1, pt 3 = part 3)
- Inclusive page number (: before putting in page number)

Books and chapters

- Authors or editors names (chapter authors/editors, then title chapter, then author of book, title
of book)
- Title and subtitle (title is all caps and italicized; but chapter title only capitalize 1st letter of 1st
word, no italicized)
- Volume number/title (if many volumes)
- Edition number (do not indicate 1st edition)
- Place of publication
- Name of publisher
- Year of copyright
- Page numbers (all references should be ended in page numbers)

Electronic material

Journal article/ section 3.15.1

- Includes print version of journal articles but with URL or DOI

o URL
Website address where material can be found
Include access date
o DOI (preferred)
Refers to specific material being referenced
DOI numbers can be accessed via www.crossref.org/guestquery/
 If available, do NOT include URL or access date

Book and chapters/ sec 3.15.2

- Cited similarly to printed books/chapters in addition to URL and DOI

Websites section 2.15.

- Author
- Title or name of organization

Databases

- Micromedex
- Lexi-comp
- Have drug name at the front of the citation for title
- DO NOT use AMA style to cite these 2 sources

Reference managers: school library website -> bibliography -> more -> the top part

- Ex:
o Endnote
o Mendeley
o Zotero
- Can be a great tool, but be judicious
- Manually check formatting