How do you cite a report in AMA?

Include the authoring organization or author, report title, report number when available, publisher, year, and URL for online reports.

What should I manually check in an AMA report citation?

Check the issuing organization, report title, report number, publisher, year, URL, and whether an access date is required by your instructor or journal.

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AMA Report Citation Generator

Create AMA references for government reports, WHO reports, policy reports, and institutional documents.

Direct answer: AMA 11th report citations usually list the organization or author, italicized report title, report number when available, publisher, year, and URL for online reports. AMA citation style is a numbered citation style commonly used in medical and scientific writing.

Manual review required: Reports can use agency authors, report numbers, and changing URLs. Verify the official PDF or landing page before submitting; this tool is not a publication-compliance guarantee.

Last substantive review: July 10, 2026
Rule version: AMA Manual of Style, 11th edition
Data source: user-entered report metadata
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How to cite a report in AMA

For a report, use the authoring agency or author, italicized report title, report number when available, publisher, year, and URL for online reports.

Author or Organization. Report Title. Report Number. Publisher; Year. URL

World Health Organization. Global Tuberculosis Report 2024. World Health Organization; 2024. https://www.who.int/

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Input	Generated AMA 11th output	Manual check
Organization: World Health Organization Title: Global Tuberculosis Report 2024 Publisher: World Health Organization Year: 2024 URL: https://www.who.int/	World Health Organization. Global Tuberculosis Report 2024. World Health Organization; 2024. https://www.who.int/	Confirm the official report landing page or PDF URL and add a report number if one is listed.

Source and method

AMA Citation Tools formats report references from user-entered metadata. The formatter follows AMA 11th edition ordering for institutional and public health reports and was substantively reviewed on July 10, 2026 for organization author, report title, publisher, year, and URL behavior.

FAQ

Can an organization be the author in AMA?

Yes. For reports, the author is often an organization, agency, or institution.

Where should a report number go?

Place a clear report number after the report title when the source provides one, then verify the punctuation against your publisher or instructor guidance.