References for the Journal of Family Practice are formatted according to the AMA Manual of Style.
Manuscripts should conform to the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts (www.icmje.org/index.html) Submitted to Biomedical Journals" (N Engl J Med 1997; 336:309-15). For questions about style, consult the American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 9th ed. Baltimore, Md.: Williams & Wilkins, 1998. Keep abbreviations and acronyms to a minimum and spell out on first reference, e.g., American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Regarding medications, generic drug names should generally be used. When proprietary brands are used in research, include the brand name in parentheses in the Methods section.
Authors:
List up to 6 authors. For more than 6 authors, list the first 3 and et al.
Electronic Sources:
Be sure to include the URL and date of access. See examples below for different types of electronic publications.
Multiple citations of one reference:
If you cite a reference in more than one place within the document, number that reference according to the first citation. Use that same number for all subsequent citations.
ACOG Electronic Example:
ACOG Journal Format:
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Practice Bulletins--Gynecology. ACOG Practice Bulletin. Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists. Use of botanicals for management of menopausal symptoms. Obstet Gynecol . 2001; 97:1-11.
Print format :
Tudiver F, Guibert R, Haggerty J, et al. What influences family physicians' cancer screening decisions when practice guidelines are unclear or conflicting? J Fam Pract. 2002; 51(9):760.
Electronic format:
Macfarlane J, Holmes W, Gard P, Thornhill D, Macfarlane R, Hubbard R. Reducing antibiotic use for acute bronchitis in primary care: blinded, randomised controlled trial of patient information leaflet.
BMJ . 2002;324:91-4. Available at:
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/324/7329/91. Accessed on August 4, 2004.
Organization as author:
MacMillan HL, Patterson CJ, Wathen CN, et al, and the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Screening for depression in primary care: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. CMAJ. 2005;172:33-5.
Print Format:
Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, Kohn LT, McKay T, Pike KC, for the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press; 2000.
Editor(s):
Pfenniger J, Fowler GC, eds. Procedures for Primary Care Physicians. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 1994.
Electronic Format:
Corrigan, J. M., Donaldson, M. S., Kohn, L. T., McKay, T., Pike, K. C., for the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America.
To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press; 2000. Available at:
http://books.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html. Accessed on June 27, 2003.
Newkirk GR. The colposcopic examination. In: Pfenninger J, Fowler GC, eds. Pfenninger and Fowler's procedures for Primary Care Physicians. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2003:616-639.
Clinical Evidence – Section of a Chapter:
Williamson I. Otitis media with effusion–antimicrobial drugs. Clinical Evidence. No. 9. London: BMJ Publishing Group; 2003:513-514.
Book Format:
Williamson I. Otitis media with effusion. Clinical Evididence. No. 9. London: BMJ Publishing Group; 2003:511-517.
Clinical Evidence – Electronic Format:
Williamson, I. Otitis media with effusion.
Clin Evid [monograph online]. No. 9. London: BMJ Publishing Group, 2003. Updated June 2003. Available at:
http://clinicalevidence.com. Accessed on April 23, 2005.
OVID/PubMED/Wiley Format:
Pittler MH, Ernst E. Horse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiency. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002; (2):CD003230.
Print Format:
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. 3rd ed. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2003.
Asch SM. Quality of care for oncologic conditions and HIV: a review of the literature and quality indicators. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Health; 2000. AHRQ publication MR-1281.
Electronic Format:
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2002. Available at:
http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/cps3dix.htm. Accessed on June 26, 2003.
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Public Health Service; October 2000. Available at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/tobaqrg.htm. Accessed on June 26, 2003.
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD; March 2003. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 71. AHRQ publication 03-E017. Available at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/vbacsum.htm: Accessed on September 22, 2005.