Comparing APA and AMA Style: Articles

• Author(s) name(s)
• Publication date
• Article title
• Journal or magazine title
• Volume number
• Issue number 
• Page numbers
• If the article is electronic, also include a DOI if available.  If no DOI, include a URL.

Article with a Single Author

Adeniran, R. K. (2022).  Application of Juneteenth to nursing: Passion, perseverance, pride, and purpose can drive change.  Holistic Nursing Practice, 36(5), 266-267. https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000548

Article with Multiple Authors

Aebischer, J. H., Dieckmann, N. F., Jones, K. D. & St John, A. W. (2022). Chronic pain clinical and prescriptive practices in the cannabis era. Pain Management Nursing, 23(2), 109-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.11.009

• Author (s) name(s).  Last name first, followed by first and middle initials, both capitalized with no punctuation.
• Title of article
• Abbreviated name of the journal
• Publication year (or for online-only publications: [month and day, year]
• Volume number
• Issue number
• DOI

*A note on Journal Name abbreviations: 

Find journal abbreviations in PubMed here.  If you cannot find the journal in PubMed, there is a guide for creating your own abbreviations in section 13.10 of the AMA Manual of Style.

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Article with a Single Author

Adeniran RK.  Application of Juneteenth to nursing: passion, perseverance, pride, and purpose can drive change. Holist Nurs Pract. 2022;36(5): 266-267. doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000548

Article with Multiple Authors

Aebischer JH, Dieckmann NF, Jones KD, St. John AW.  Chronic pain clinical and prescriptive practices in the cannabis era.  Pain Manag Nurs. 2022;23(2):109-121.doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2021.11.009