AMA Citation Generator is a free AI tool. Enter author, title, and journal details into this AMA citation generator to get a formatted reference entry with a numbered in-text citation.
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An AMA citation generator formats the source details you type into a correct AMA reference-list entry with its matching numbered in-text citation. Pick a source type, enter the authors, title, and journal or publisher details, and get a citation ready to paste into your paper. It suits students and writers in medicine and health sciences preparing a reference list.
Choose from Source Type, such as journal article, book, or website, so the tool applies the correct AMA structure for that kind of source before you fill in the rest.
Fill in Authors, Article, Chapter, or Book Title, and Journal Name or Publisher, plus Publication Year, Volume, Issue, and Pages/eLocator, DOI, or URL if you have them. Only entered details are formatted.
Press Generate Citation to get the reference and its numbered in-text citation. Turn on Include In-text Citation Number if you want that marker, then check the result against your style guide before you submit.
AMA uses numbered citations, often shown as superscript, that match the order sources first appear in the text. Keep a running list as you write so the numbering in your reference list stays consistent with your in-text citations.
AMA abbreviates journal names using the NLM style, a standard set of short forms for medical and scientific journals. If you are unsure of the correct abbreviation, check the journal's official listing rather than guessing at a shortened name.
Medical papers often have several authors. List them in the order they appear on the original source in the Authors field, since AMA style has specific rules for how many names to include before using et al.
It takes the source details you type, such as authors, title, and journal or publisher information, and formats them into an AMA reference-list entry with a numbered in-text citation, matching the American Medical Association style.
You can try it without an account, though free use has a daily limit. It formats only what you type and cannot open a link or search for source details on its own.
No, it formats only the details you enter and never invents missing authors, dates, or page numbers. If details are missing, it lists them so you can track them down before finishing your reference list.
AMA style is the standard for medical and health sciences journals and papers. It uses numbered, often superscript, citations in the text with a matching numbered reference list at the end of the document.
AMA generally lists up to a set number of authors by name before switching to et al. for the remainder. Check the current AMA Manual of Style or your course guidance for the exact cutoff, since style rules can be revised.
Abbreviations keep long-running reference lists more compact, which matters in dense medical papers with many citations. AMA uses the NLM's standard abbreviations so the shortened names stay consistent across different journals and publications.
Switch to IEEE format if your paper is for an engineering rather than a medical audience.
Use Chicago format instead for a humanities or general academic paper rather than AMA.
Try CSE format if your life sciences course prefers that system over AMA style.
Use Turabian format for a general research paper outside medicine or health sciences.
Select the type of source you are citing.
For journals, use the NLM Title Abbreviation if known. For books/reports, enter the publisher name.