AMA MANUAL OF STYLE, 11th EDITION

This online version offers access to the full content of the manual, provides links from references through to primary research journal articles, and allows full text searches
Updates the definitive handbook to citations and references in scientific publications, including examples of newer sources such as trial registries, data repositories, preprints, and social media
Provides comprehensive guidance for authors, editors, and publishers on defining and addressing a wide variety of ethical and legal issues
Identifies standards for common and new terms used in medical and related health and scientific disciplines
Provides a complete update to preferred usage, grammar, and punctuation for clear, precise prose
Online access includes interactive SI conversion calculators: Conversions to Metric Measures and Selected Laboratory Tests

New to this Edition:

Features a 4-color display and an expanded section on visual presentation of data
Extensively updated to reflect best practices and developments in scientific research, writing, and publishing
New detail added about public access, open access, article processing charges, hybrid and mega open access journals, and updates on copyright, licensing, and Creative Commons (CC) licenses
In-depth coverage of bias, with many examples of types of bias, in the Study Design and Statistics chapter

AMA MANUAL OF STYLE, 11th EDITION

Description

The AMA Manual of Style is a must-have resource for anyone involved in medical, health, and scientific publishing. Written by an expert committee of JAMA Network editors, this latest edition addresses issues that face authors, editors, and publishers in the digital age. Extensive updates are included in the References chapter, with examples of how to cite digital publications, preprints, databases, data repositories, podcasts, apps and interactive games, and social media. Full-color examples grace the chapter on data display, with newer types of graphic presentations and updated guidance on formatting tables and figures. The manual thoroughly covers ethical and legal issues such as authorship, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, intellectual property, open access and public access, and corrections. The Usage chapter has been revised to bring the manual up-to-date on word choice, especially in writing about individuals with diseases or conditions and from various socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and sexual orientation populations. Specific nomenclature entries in many disciplines are presented to guide users in issues of diction, formatting, and preferred terminology. Guidance on numbers, SI units, and math has been updated, and the section on statistics and study design has undergone a major expansion. In sum, the answer to nearly any issue facing a writer or editor in medicine, health care, and related disciplines can be found in the 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style.

AMA MANUAL OF STYLE, 11th EDITION

Author Information

The AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors is authored by a committee of JAMA Network editors, chaired by Stacy Christiansen. The JAMA Network family of journals includes JAMA, an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published continuously since 1883, JAMA Network specialty journals, and JAMA Network Open.

Contributors:

Stacy L. Christiansen, MA
Cheryl Iverson, MA
Annette Flanagin, RN, MA
Edward H. Livingston, MD
Lauren Fischer, BA, BS
Connie Manno, ELS
Brenda Gregoline, ELS
Tracy Frey, BA
Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA
Roxanne K. Young, ELS