AMA Style requires in-text citations that consist of numbered superscripts.
Example 1:
Among journalists, plagiarism has become a well known issue. In fact, to a certain extent, “Every journalist lives in fear of inadvertent plagiarism (only idiots do it deliberately).”1
Example 2:
Renzetti2 attributes the rise in inadvertent plagiarism to a number of key developments. First, she claims that the widespread availability of technology has created a “mash-up generation” that assumes everything is free game. In addition, she states that …
When you quote, paraphrase, or summarize an author’s work, an in-text citation should appear in your research paper as a superscript Arabic numeral. Refer to section 3.6 (p. 64) in the AMA Manual of Style. Superscripts should appear outside of periods and commas, but inside colons and semicolons.
Example:
Johnson et al.,1 described that...
Multiple studies show that...2-5
Several research studies showed that...6,8
According to section 3.6 (p. 64) in the AMA Manual of Style, you can refer to specific page numbers within the superscript citation.
Example:
Smith3(pp50-52) reported that...
If the source (book, article, website, etc.) has more than 2 authors, list the first author followed by the words “et al”. Please see section 3.7 (p. 65) in the AMA Manual of Style for more information.
Example:
2 authors in-text: According to Smith and Mathews,3 the research shows...
More than 2 authors in-text: Smith et al4 reported that….