Citing Web Sources in AMA Style | CustomWriting Guide

Citing Web Sources in AMA

In our citation examples, we use the following color coding:

Red – Author
Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
Pink – Date
Orange – Website/Publisher
Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)

Page from website

Example:

Femmer AD. Vaccination in the USA. CDC. January 11, 2023. Accessed June 26, 2024.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html

Example:

Vaccination in the USA. CDC. January 11, 2023. Accessed June 26, 2024.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html

Put the organization’s name after the title of the webpage instead of the name of the website.

Example:

Health and economic benefits of diabetes interventions. Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention. May 15, 2024. Accessed June 26, 2024.

https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/priorities/diabetes-interventions.html

Follow the general website format, but use italics and indicate the source type (blog).

Example:

Gray T. The AMA garden of hyphens. AMA Style Insider blog. August 1, 2023.

Accessed June 26, 2024.

https://amastyleinsider.com/2023/08/01/the-ama-garden-of-hyphens/

Put the director’s or producer’s name in the author’s position and add the medium in square brackets if available.

Example:

Chazelle D. Babylon. DVD. Paramount Pictures; 2022.

The basic rule here is not to list the person posting the video online as the author. If you are not sure, cite it as a source without an author.

Example:

Royalty TV YouTube page. London Bridge is down (2024). April 12, 2024.

Accessed June 25, 2024.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbG7Ej5Fs2I&ab_channel=RoyaltyTV