AMA Manual of Style
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AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors is a style guide by the editors of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) and the Archives Journals, most recently published by Oxford University Press[1][2]. It specifies the writing and citation styles for use in scholarly publications in medicine internationally, including JAMA and the Archives Journals. It was first published in 1962, and its current edition, the 10th, came out in 2007[1]. The AMA Manual of Style covers a breadth of topics for authors and editors in medicine and related health fields and includes 25 chapters: Section 1. Preparing an Article for Publication - 1 Types of Articles, 2 Manuscript Preparation, 3 References, 4 Visual Presentation of Data, 5 Ethical and Legal Considerations, 6 Editorial Assessment and Processing; Section 2. Style - 7. Grammar, 8. Punctuation, 9. Plurals, 10. Capitalization, 11. Correct and Preferred Usage, 12. Non-English Words, Phrases, and Accent Marks, 13. Medical Indexes; Section 3. Terminology - 14. Abbreviations, 15. Nomenclature, 16. Eponyms, 17. Greek Letters; Section 4. Measurement and Quantitation 18. Units of Measure, 19. Numbers and Percentages, 20. Study Design and Statistics, 21. Mathematical Composition; Section 5. Technical Information - 22. Typography, 23. Manuscript Editing and Proofreading, 24. Glossary of Publishing Terms, 25. Resources.
The online edition also has monthly tips from the editors, quizzes, updates, and an SI unit conversion calculator.
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- ^ a b [|Iverson C, Christiansen S, Flanagin A, et al] (2010). "About the AMA Manual of Style". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. http://www.amamanualofstyle.com/oso/public/jama/ama_manual_of_style_about.html. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ [|Iverson C, Christiansen S, Flanagin A, et al] (2007). AMA Manual of Style (10 ed.). New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-517633-2.
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