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JAMA Referencing Style:  Health specific

UON Library guide to JAMA Referencing Style for UON staff and students

Health Resources

 

Information on citing the following specific health resources is available via the tabs above. 

  • AMH Australian Medicines Handbook
  • BMJ Best Practice topics
  • Cochrane Reviews
  • Critical appraisal tools
  • Joanna Briggs Institute resources
  • MIMS Online
  • UpToDate topics

 

Australian Medicines Handbook entries

 

Citations to AMH entries are formatted similar to authored book section entries. As there are no individual authors, cite the whole book first, followed by the information of the medicine.

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Australian Medicines Handbook. Publisher;  Year.  Section title.  Accessed date. URL

 

1.   Australian Medicines Handbook. AMH; 2023. Timolol. Accessed February 8, 2023. https://amhonline.amh.net.au/chapters/eye-drugs/drugs-glaucoma/beta-blockers-eye/timolol

 

BMJ Best Practice topics

 

  • Citations to topics included in BMJ Best Practice are formatted similar to book chapter entries from an edited book.
  • Author details and the date the topic was last updated are listed in the 'Summary' page under the 'Overview' tab.

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Author. Topic title: subtitle. In: BMJ Best Practice. BMJ Publishing Group; Year of publication.  Accessed date. URL

 

1.    Sambursky R. Acute conjunctivitis. In: BMJ Best Practice. BMJ Publishing Group; 2018-. Accessed February 8, 2023.  https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/68?q=Acute%20conjunctivitis&c

 

Cochrane Reviews

 

  • Citations to Cochrane Reviews follow the same format as for journal articles.
  • Use the abbreviation 'Cochrane Database Syst Rev' for the full name of  'Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews'.

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Author/s. Title: subtitle. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Year of Publication; (Issue No): Cochrane Access No. doi:10.xxxxxxxx

 

1. Frazer K, Callinan JE, McHugh J, et al. Legislative smoking bans for reducing harms from secondhand smoke exposure, smoking prevalence and tobacco consumption. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;(1):CD005992. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005992.pub3

 

Critical appraisal tools

 

There are several critical appraisal tools that are designed to be used when reading and evaluating research and clinical studies. We have included examples of how to reference some of the common tools here.

 

 

STROBE Statement

The STOBE Statement should be referenced using one of the journal articles listed here: http://strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=strobe-publications

The most recent article is provided below:

 

1.   von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock SJ, Gotzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008;61(4):344-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.11.008

 

 

Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklists

 

2.   Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. CASP systematic review checklist. CASP; 2018. Accessed February 8, 2023. https://casp-uk.net/casp-tools-checklists/

 

 

Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklists

 

3.   Joanna Briggs Institute. Checklist for qualitative research. Joanna Briggs Institute; 2017. Accessed February 8, 2023.  

https://jbi.global/sites/default/files/2019-05/JBI_Critical_Appraisal-Checklist_for_Qualitative_Research2017_0.pdf

 

 

PEDro scale

 

4.  PEDro scale. Centre of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy. June 21, 1999. Accessed February 8, 2023. http://www.pedro.org.au/wp-content/uploads/PEDro_scale.pdf

 

 

Downs & Black checklist for measuring study quality

 

5.   Downs SH, Black N. The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1998;52(6):377-384. doi:10.1136/jech.52.6.377

 

 

Cochrane ‘Risk of bias’ tool

This tool is parts of the chapters below:

 

6.   Higgins JP, Savović J, Page MJ, Elbers RG, Sterne JA. Assessing risk of bias in a randomized trial. In: Higgins JP, Thomas J, eds. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 6. Cochrane Collaboration; 2019: Chap 8. Accessed February 8, 2023. https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-08

 

7.  Sterne JA, Hernán MA, McAleenan A, Reeves BC, Higgins, JP. Assessing risk of bias in a non-randomized study. In: Higgins JP, Thomas J, eds. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 6. Cochrane Collaboration; 2019: Chap 25. Accessed February 8, 2023. https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-25

 

Joanna Briggs Institute resources 

 

The information here is for citing the following JBI resources:

 

Systematic Reviews and Protocols

Citations to JBI Systematic Reviews and Protocols are formatted similar to journal article entries, see the examples below. 

Citation No. Author. Title: subtitle. JBI Systematic Reviews and ProtocolsDate of Publication; volume(issue):page. doi:10.xxxxxxxx

 

1.   Ellwood L, Torun G,  Bahar Z, Fernandez R. Effects of flavonoid-rich fruits on hypertension in adults: a systematic review. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019;17(10):2075-2105. doi:10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00050 

2.   Betz CL, Lewinter K,  Kysh L,  Hudson S,  Espinoza J. Smart devices for the management of pediatric asthma: a scoping review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2019;17(11):2308–2316. doi:10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00083 


 

Best Practice Information Sheets

Citations to JBI Best Practice Information Sheets are formatted similar to journal article entries, see the examples below. 

 

Citation No. Author. Title: subtitle. JBI Journal/Database TitleDate of Publication;volume(issue):page. DOI

 

3.   Stephenson M, Eddy K, Jordan Z. Health professionals’ experience of teamwork education in acute hospital settings. JBI Best Practice: Evidence-based Information Sheets for Health Professionals. 2018;20(11):1-5.

4.   Marin TS. Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pre-frailty and frailty progression in older adults. JBI Best Practice: Evidence-based Information Sheets for Health Professionals. 2019;21(2):1-5.

 

 

Recommended Practices:

  • JBI Recommended Practices guides are individual publications only available from the JBI EBP Database.
  • Citations to JBI Recommended Practices are formatted as special collections of a database, See the example below.

 

Citation No. Author. Title: subtitle. Recommended Practice. JBI EBP Database. Publisher; Date of publication. Accessed Date. URL

 

5.   Joanna Briggs Institute. Skin tears: assessment and management. Recommended Practice. BI EBP Database. JBI; 2021. Accessed February 9, 2023. http://ovidsp.dc2.ovid.com

 


Evidence
Summary

  • JBI Evidence Summary articles are individual publications only available from the JBI EBP Database.
  • Citations to JBI Evidence Summary articles are formatted as special collections of a database, See the example below.

 

Citation No. Author. Title: subtitle. Evidence Summary. JBI EBP Database. Publisher; Date of publication.  Accessed date. URL

 

6.   Whitehorn A. Immune checkpoint inhibitors: skin cancer treatment. Evidence Summary. JBI EBP Database. JBI; 2021. Accessed February 9, 2023. http://ovidsp.dc2.ovid.com

 

 

JBI critical appraisal checklists

  • Citations to JBI critical appraisal checklists are formatted as web document, see the example below.
  • More information on citing critical appraisal tools is available via the relevant tab above. 

 

Citation No. Author. Title: subtitle. Publisher; Date of publication. Accessed date. URL

 

7.   Joanna Briggs Institute. Checklist for qualitative research. JBI; 2017. Accessed February 9, 2023.  https://joannabriggs.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/JBI_Critical_Appraisal-Checklist_for_Qualitative_Research2017_0.pdf

 

MIMS Online entries

 

Citations to MIMS online entries are formatted similar to entries from a reference work.

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Entry title. In: MIMS Online. MIMS Australia; Year.  Accessed date. URL

 

1.   Abisart. In: MIMS Online. MIMS Australia; 2023. Accessed February 9, 2023. https://www.mimsonline.com.au

UpToDate topics

 

Citations to topics included in UpToDate are formatted as data from a database (see AMA manual 3.15.8).

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Author. Topic title. UpToDatePublisher; Year of Publication. Updated dateAccessed date. URL

 

1.   Celli BR. Treatment of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis in adults. UpToDate. Wolters Kluwer. Updated June 1, 2022. Accessed February 9, 2023. https://www.uptodate.com