American Family Physician Referencing Guide
(updated May 2023)

Last updated: Mon, May 29 2023 at 09:36am

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How to do citations in American Family Physician style?

This is the Citationsy guide to American Family Physician citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in American Family Physician.

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How do you cite a book in the American Family Physician referencing style? (2023 Guide)

Books are written works or compositions that have been published, many of which might be in digital version. Here’s how to cite a book in American Family Physician

Here’s an example book citation in American Family Physician using placeholders:

Last Name FN. Title. Edition. Editor Last Name EFN, editor. City: Publisher; 2000.

So if we want to cite, for example, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou we’d do so like this:
American Family Physician citation:

Angelou M. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 1st ed. New York: Random House; 1969.

And an in-text citation book citation in American Family Physician looks like this: (1)

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How to reference a journal article in the American Family Physician citation style?

How do you cite scientific papers in American Family Physician format?

An American Family Physician citation for a journal article includes the author name(s), publication year, article title, journal name, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and a DOI (if available). Here’s how

Here’s a American Family Physician journal citation example using placeholders:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author3 LastnameAF. Title. Container [Internet]. 2000Jan.1 [cited 2023May31];Volume(Issue):pages Used. Available from: URL

So if we want to reference this scientific article: “Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?” by C. Petit and J.M. Sieffermann in American Family Physician:

Petit C, Sieffermann J. Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?. [Internet]. 2007Jan.1 [cited 2023May31];18(1):161-72. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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How to cite a website in a paper in American Family Physician style?

Although not all open web content is appropriate as scholarly evidence, you might find yourself wanting to reference a web page in American Family Physician. Here’s a quick and simple guide on how to do it

Here’s an American Family Physician example website reference:

Author1 LastnameAF, Author2 LastnameAF. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: https://www.example.com

To reference the article located at this link:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:

Tran M. Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President [Internet]. The Guardian; 2008 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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How to cite a YouTube video American Family Physician in 2023

Are you watching a YouTube video and you don’t know how to cite it? Here’s a simple way to do it in American Family Physician

Here’s a American Family Physician citation YouTube video example:

ChannelName. Title [Internet]. YouTube. 2000 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX

So how to cite a video American Family Physician?

Pixar. Pizza Clip — Inside Out [Internet]. YouTube. 2015 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ

And an in-text video citation would look like this: (1)

How to cite a podcast using American Family Physician referencing style

Podcasts can be perfect sources of information for your research paper. They cover a wide range of topics you may want to address in your paper. Here’s how to cite them in American Family Physician

It is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in American Family Physician.

Lastname F. Title [Internet]. Publisher; 2000 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: http://www.example.com

Podcast referencing example in American Family Physician using “This American Life” episode 640:

This American Life. 640: Five Women [Internet]. WBEZ Radio; 2018 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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How to cite a piece of music or a song using American Family Physician referencing style?

Did you know that Bob Dylan has written well over 500 different songs? Here’s how to cite any song in American Family Physician

An example song citation in American Family Physician.

Lastname F. Song Title [Internet]. Album. 2000 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: http://www.example.com

Let‘s say we want to reference “Here Comes the Sun” off The Beatles “Abbey Road” album in American Family Physician:

The Beatles. Here Comes the Sun [Internet]. Abbey Road. 1969 [cited 2023May31]. Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150

And an in-text citation would look like this: (1)

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American Family Physician Referencing Guide (updated May 2023)