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AMA Citation Style 11th Edition Guide

Chapter in a Book in AMA

Author Title (chapter) Editors Title (book) Publisher Date pages
Author AA Chapter title. In: Editor AA, eds. Book Title. Publisher Name; 2019: xx-xx.
Author AA, Author BB Chapter title. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, eds. Book Title. nth ed. Publisher Name; 2021: xx-xx.

NOTE: If you are citing a book chapter and there are more that six editors for the book, just list the first three editors and then et al

Example:

2. Pai AB, Rohrscheib M, Joy MS. Disorders of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis. In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, et al, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill; 2008:861-876.