The AMA Manual of Style may not provide explicit guidance for every type of resource you encounter. To address these gaps, we’ve created examples based on AMA guidelines to help you correctly cite these unique sources. Explore our list of curated examples below. Most of the examples are based on adaptations of the formats for book chapters, online databases, and websites (see AMA Style, 11th edition).
Author(s) Name(s). Title. In: Editor Name(s), ed(s). Database. Publisher. Updated [date]. Accessed [date]. URL
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Clinical Key |
Menon U. Abnormal balance or gait. In: Clinical Key. Elsevier. Updated November 21, 2024. Accessed February 27, 2025. http://www.clinicalkey.com |
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DynaMed |
Alzheimer Dementia. In: Bennett DA, Day GS, Zbigniew F, Rae-Grant A, eds. DynaMed. EBSCO Information Services. Updated November 4, 2024. Accessed February 28, 2025. http://www.dynamed.com/condition/alzheimer-dementia |
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UpToDate |
Laffel L, Svore B. Epidemiology, presentation, and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. In: Wolfsdorf JI, ed. UpToDate. Wolters Kluwer. Updated February 16, 2023. Accessed February 28, 2025. http://www.uptodate.com |
Title. In: Database. Publisher. Updated [date]. Accessed [date]. URL
| Clinical Key | Warfarin. In: Clinical Key. Elsevier. Updated February 14, 2025. Accessed February 28, 2025. http://www.clinicalkey.com |
| Micromedex | Sertraline. In: Micromedex. Merative. Updated February 27, 2025. Accessed March 3, 2025. http://www.micromedexsolutions.com |
| UpToDate Lexidrug | Pantoprazole. In: Lexidrug. UpToDate Inc. Updated April 3, 2025. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://online.lexi.com |
Clinical practice guidelines are typically published in journals sponsored by a medical society or organization. Therefore, clinical practice guidelines should be cited as you would a journal article.
Examples:
Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, Taler SJ, et al. 2025 AHA/ACC/AANP/AAPA/ABC/ACCP/ACPM/AGS/AMA/ASPC/NMA/PCNA/SGIM Guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on clinical practice guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published online August 8, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.05.007
American Diabetes Association Professional Practice Committee. 2. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes: standards of care in diabetes-2025. Diabetes Care. 2025;48(Suppl 1):S27-S49. doi:10.2337/dc25-S002
