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PubMed to AMA Citation Generator

Paste a PubMed URL or PMID and get a compliant, short-form AMA citation instantly — free.

How to cite a PubMed article in AMA style

  1. Open the article on PubMed and copy its PubMed URL or PMID (the 6–8 digit number).
  2. Paste it into the generator above and click Generate.
  3. Copy your ready-to-use short-form AMA citation. The source metadata (authors, journal, year, volume, pages) is shown too, so you can double-check it.

What is a short-form AMA citation?

AMA style (AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition) cites sources with superscript numbers in the order they first appear in your text. The “short form” is that numbered reference-list entry and its superscript marker. To cite the same source again at a specific page, AMA uses a page locator such as 1(p6).

Frequently asked questions

How do I cite a PubMed article in AMA format?

Copy the article's PubMed URL or PMID, paste it into the generator above, and click Generate. You'll get a short-form AMA citation plus the full source metadata.

How do you cite the same source more than once in AMA?

Reuse the original superscript number — you don't create a new reference. To point to a specific page of that source, add the page in parentheses after the number, e.g. 3(p12).

Is AMA the same as Vancouver?

They're close cousins — both number citations in order of appearance — but they differ in formatting details such as author lists, punctuation, and journal abbreviations. AMA is the standard for most US medical and pharmaceutical writing.

Do I need an access date for a journal article in AMA?

For a journal article with a DOI, AMA generally doesn't require an access date. Access dates are mainly for online-only content such as websites that can change.

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