Nutrition: Citation Help

- References are listed numerically in the order they are cited in the text. Two references should not be combined under a single reference number.
- Use the author's surname followed by initials without periods or spaces. The names of all authors should be given unless there are more than 6, in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al.” Do not use "and" between names.
- Abbreviate and italicize names of journals. Use initial capital letters. Abbreviate according to the listing in the NLM Catalog: Journals Referenced in NCBI Databases.
- In article titles, capitalize only the first letter of the first word, proper names, and abbreviations that are ordinarily capitalized in the reference.

From NIU's Graduate School, "Documentation Style" for theses. Updated 2013.

Information for authors when submitting to the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Includes manuscript information for references.

Abbreviate periodical titles according to the US National Library of Medicine's lists of biographic data. Look up the title and find its abbreviation in the citation. Enter the journal title in the search box to get the proper journal abbreviation to use in your citation. Remember: If a title does not appear with an abbreviation, or if a title does not appear in the database at all, then you must provide the complete title.

This style guide handout contains general AMA guidance and examples of common formats. The document is one page, double sided.