Example:
McGill I, Glenn JK, Brockbank A. The Action Learning Handbook: Powerful Techniques for Education, Professional
Development and Training. New York: Routledge Falmer; 2004.
Explanation:
Place a comma between authors and also a comma before eds. if editors are listed. End with a period. If there are more than six authors listed, give the first three authors followed by et al.
Example:
Gibbs JT, Huang LN, eds. Children of Color: Psychological Interventions With Minority Youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 2007.
Explanation:
Place the word eds. after the editors with a comma in betwee. Follow by a period.
Example:
Smith, S. Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2008.
Explanation:
Do not indicate a first edition. Give edition number in ordinal format such as 2nd, 3rd and so on followed by ed. End with a period.
Kolt GS, Andersen MB, eds. Psychology in the Physical and Manual Therapies. Edinburgh,
Scotland: Churchill Livingstone; 2004. http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=79424.
Accessed September 24, 2008.
Author: Kolt GS, Andersen MB, eds.
Last name first and then abbreviate first and middle names to just the first initial with no spaces, commas, or periods in between. Place a comma between authors and also a comma before eds. if editors are listed. End with a period.
Title & subtitle of the book: Psychology in the Physical and Manual Therapies.
The title & subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize all major words of the title and subtitle. Italicize the title. End with a period.
Volume number and volume title (if applicable):
Give volume number preceded by Vol with no period. End with a period. Ex = Vol 3.
Edition number (if applicable):
Do not indicate a first edition. Give edition number in ordinal format such as 2nd, 3rd and so on followed by ed. End with a period. Ex. = 6th ed.
Place of publication: Edinburgh, Scotland:
Separate the city and state or country by a comma. Use the standard postal abbreviations for states. Separate place from publisher with a colon. If more than one city is given, use the first only. Separate from publisher with a colon.
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone;
Shorten publisher's name to most concise form. Separate publisher from year of publication by a semi-colon.
Year of Publication: 2004.
List the year of publication, which appears on the title page or the title page verso (back side of title page). End with a period.
URL: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=79424.
Give the web address for the eBook followed by a period.
Date of access: Accessed September 24, 2008.
Date you accessed (viewed ) the page preceded by the word Accessed. End citation with a period.
Reference: American Medical Association. AMA Manual of Style. 10th ed. Oxford, England: Oxford Universtiy Press; 2007.