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Website with Author

AMA Website Example

 

Website with No Author

AMA Website Example

Author

Type the name of the author in inverted (last name first) format without periods. Do not use "and" between names; use a comma to separate more than one name, and place a period at the end.

  • Doe, JF.
  • Doe JF, Roe JP.

If the website has one to six authors, list all of the authors in the order that they appear.

  • Doe JF, Roe JP III, Coe RT Jr, Loe JT Sr, Poe EA, van Voe AE.

If the website has six or more authors, list the first three and then add "et al." at the end.

  • Doe JF, Roe JP III, Coe RT Jr, et al.

It is not unusual for there to be no authors listed on a website.

 

SEE ALSO: Section 3.15.3 of the AMA Manual of Style for more information about website authors.

Title of Specific Item Cited

Type the title of the specific page or section of the website that you are citing. Capitalize the first letter of the first word along with any proper nouns (e.g. Vermont) or acronyms that are normally capitalized (e.g. DNA). Do not capitalize the first letter of the first word of the sub-title, if there is one. Place a period at the end of the title.

  • Altman D. The challenge of vaccine hesitancy in rural America. KFF. January 12, 2021. Accessed January 15, 2021. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/ perspective/the-challenge-of-vaccine-hesitancy-in-rural-america/

If there is no title, use the name of the organization responsible for the site.

 

SEE ALSO: Section 3.15.3 of the AMA Manual of Style for more information about website names.

Name of the Website

Type the name of the overall website.Capitalize the first letter of each major word, including 2 letter verbs such as "is". Type a period at the end of the website name.

  • Falls prevention in community-dwelling older adults: interventions. US Preventative Services Task Force. April 17, 2018. Accessed January 15, 2021. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/ recommendation/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions#fullrecommendationstart

Do not capitalize articles, prepositions of 3 or fewer letters (e.g. as, off), coordinating conjunctions (e.g. and, or, for, but, yet, so), or the "to" infinitives.

Dates

Date Published

If there is an obvious date of publication, type the month, day, and four digit year and end with a period. Only enter the date information present on the page. For example, if there is no month or day, just type the year. Do not place in italics.

  • 2019.

It is not uncommon for there to be no publication date. Do not use a copyright date in place of the publication date.

 

Updated Date

If there is a clear date when the page you are citing or the overall website has been updated or revised, type the word "Updated" and the month, day, and four digit date. Only enter the date information present on the page. For example, if there is no month or day, just type the year. Type a period at the end. Do not place in italics.

  • Updated November 8, 2018.

There may not be an updated date. Do not use a copyright date in place of the publication date.

 

Accessed Date

Type the word "Accessed" and the month, day, and year that you viewed the page or section that you are citing. Type a period at the end. Do not place into italics.

  • Accessed January 15, 2021.

You must always enter an accession date.

 

Spacing

There is a space between each date as well as the preceding element and the URL that followed the last date.

  • Zika travel information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. January 26, 2016. Updated August 11, 2016. Accessed June 18, 2019. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information

 

URL

Enter the URL exactly as it appears in your browser window. For example, do not add "http://" if it does not appear in the URL.

  • Altman D. The challenge of vaccine hesitancy in rural America. KFF. January 12, 2021. Accessed January 15, 2021. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/ perspective/the-challenge-of-vaccine-hesitancy-in-rural-america/

Do not place a period at the end of the URL unless it is present in the actual URL, which is highly unlikely. Do not change any formatting of the words in a URL even if they would normally look different in a sentence. For example, don't capitalize the word "america" if it appears in lower case letters in the URL as it does in this example.