When citing a website, include the following in the order shown:
- Authors' last names and initials, if given (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"), or name of the group
- Title of the specific item cited (if none is given, use the name of the organization responsible for the site)
- Name of the website
- [Date published]
- Updated [date]
- Accessed [date]
- URL (verify that the link still works as close as possible to publication)
Examples:
- International Society for Infection Diseases. ProMED-mail. Accessed February 10, 2016. http://www.promedmail.org
- Charlton G. Internal linking for SEO: examples and best practices6. SearchEngineWatch. Accessed February 10, 2016 https://searchenginewatch.com/sew/how-to/2428041/internal-linking-for-seo-examples-and-best-practices
- Zika travel information. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. January 20, 2016. Updated August 11, 2016. Accessed June 18, 2019. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/zika-travel-information
- Sample size calculation. Grapetine Co Inc. Accessed December 6, 2005. http://www.grapentine.com/calculator.htm
- Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights & Law Program. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Accessed June 18, 2019. https://www.aaas.org/program/scientific-responsibility-human-rights-law
- Recommendations for primary care practice. US Preventative Services Task Force. Accessed March 9, 2019. https://www.uspreventivesericetaskforce.org/Page/Name/recommendations
Source: AMA Manual of Style, 11th ed., section 3.15.3. © 2020 Oxford University Press.