How to cite a patent in AMA
A filed or granted patent. American Medical Association style. Required by JAMA and most US medical journals.
Quick answer
To cite a patent in AMA, include the author(s), year, title, and container or publisher details. A concrete example is below.
Example
Nguyen, B.. Method for analyzing citations using neural networks. . 2022.
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What you need
For a patent, AMA expects these fields at minimum:
- Inventor(s)
- Year
- Patent title
- Patent number
- Jurisdiction
Common mistakes
- Mixing bibliography formatting with in-text citation rules. Reference-list entries and in-text cites follow different patterns — use the style's official guide for both.
- Forgetting the DOI. When a DOI exists, most styles now require it (usually as a full https://doi.org/… URL).
- Inconsistent capitalization. APA uses sentence case for titles; MLA and Chicago use title case. Mixing them is the single most common style error.
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Last updated: 5 May 2026