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Pattern for Print Journals

AuthorALastName AA, AuthorBLastName BB, AuthorCLastName CC. Title of the article. Abbreviated Journal Title. PublicationYear;VolumeNumber:StartPage-EndPage.

  • Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in titles of articles, as well as any proper names or abbreviations that normally appear capitalized such as DNA or EEG. Do not enclose article titles in quotation marks. The titles of journals should be fully capitalized and italicized. Use the abbreviations for journals listed in the current volume of the Index Medicus.

1 Davis JT, Allen HD, Powers JD, Cohen DM. Population requirements for capitation planning in pediatric cardiac surgery. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150:257-259.

  • Include the issue number or month if page numbers start over with each issue, if the journal has no volume numbers, or for a special issue.

2 Taulbee P. Maryland Quality Project puts new focus on processes of care. Rep Med Guideline Outcomes Res. June 1994;5:10-11.

3 Hardy AM. Incidence and impact of selected infectious diseases in childhood. Vital Health Stat 10. 1991;No. 180:5.

4 Winker MA, Flanagin A, eds. Emerging and reemerging global microbial threats. JAMA. 1996;275(theme issue):163-256.

  • Include the identity of any special department, feature, or column if the cited material has no signature or byline, or if the identity might aid the reader and is not otherwise apparent.

5 Health effects of sanctions on Iraq [editorial]. Lancet. 1995;346:1439-1440.

6 Seifer SD, Grumbach K. Migrating docs: studying physician practice location [letter]. JAMA. 1995;274:1914.

Pattern for Other Print Serials

AuthorALastName AA, AuthorBLastName BB. Title of the article. Full Serial Title. PublicationMonth Day, Year;SectionTitleOrNumber:StartPage-EndPage.

  • Do not abbreviate the title of the serial. Newspaper articles should include the full date and any section information.

1 Grady D. So, smoking causes cancer: this is news? New York Times. October 27, 1996;sect 4:3.

2 Auerbach S. Tomorrow's MDs unready for managed care? studies say that medical schools' training methods are behind the times. Washington Post. September 17, 1996;Health section:11.

Pattern for Online Serials

AuthorALastName AA, AuthorBLastName BB, AuthorCLastName CC. Title of the article. Abbreviated Journal Title [serial online]. PublicationYear;VolumeNumber:StartPage-EndPage. AvailabilityStatement. Accessed MonthLastAccessed Day, Year.

  • For articles available in an online database, use the phrase "Available from:" followed by the name of the database.

1 Kemp JP, Kemp JA. Management of Asthma in Children. Am Fam Physician [serial online]. 2001;63:1341-8,1353-4. Available from: Ebsco Medline Comprehensive Fulltext. Accessed June 4, 2001.

2 Mukaino Y, Park J, White A, Ernst E. The effectiveness of acupuncture for depression: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Acupuncture in Medicine [serial online]. 2005;23:70-76. Available from: Alt HealthWatch. Accessed August 14, 2005.

  • For articles accessed on a Web site, use the phrase "Available at:" followed by the URL of the site.

3 Vrakking AM, van der Heide A, Frans W, et al. Medical end-of- life decisions for children in the Netherlands. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med [serial online]. 2005;159:802-809. Available at: http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/159/9/802. Accessed September 7, 2005.

  • For online journals with no pagination, include any document number used to identify the online article within the specified volume and issue.

4 Sotnikova TD, Beaulieu JM, Barak LS, et al. Dopamine-independent locomotor actions of amphetamines in a novel acute mouse model of Parkinson disease. PLoS Biol [serial online]. August 2005;3(e271). Available at: http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/
?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030271. Accessed September 7, 2005.