Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools
You must confirm whether the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been explicitly allowed or is required in your assessment task. Otherwise, using AI to complete your assessment is a form of plagiarism and may also be a form of contract cheating under University policy.
The AMA Manual of Style has not released guidelines on citing and referencing generative AI. In the interim, use the method below:
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT generate text in response to parameters entered by the user. AI generated content is an example of a nonrecoverable unpublished source (similar to personal communications AMA 3.13.10 & NLM Style Guides) meaning that the content produced is not accessible to anyone other than the person who generated it, hence there would be no entry in the reference list. As there is no entry in the reference list, the details of the tool used should be provided in-text. Instead of a reference list entry, provide an acknowledgment after the reference list detailing which tools were used, to what extent, and descriptions of how the information was generated, including the exact wording of prompts used.
Use this format for: ChatGPT
In-text: (Name of AI Tool, type of communication, Month DD, YYYY)
Reference list: Unpublished works should not be included in the reference list, as they cannot be traced.
Acknowledgment: Provide a description of the AI tool used, what you did and the date accessed.
Minimum information needed (in bold):
Important notes:
In-text reference
(Name of AI Tool, type of communication, Month DD, YYYY)
...(ChatGPT, response to question from author, April 06, 2023)
In an online chat with ChatGPT (April 06, 2023) ...
In response to the question ..., ChatGPT (April 06, 2023) gave the following response ...
Acknowledgement (Appendix)
Include a record of each question/ prompt, the date and the response in an appendix after the reference list. See example in the link below.
Webpages and online documents
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Minimum information needed (in bold):
Important notes:
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Social media
Use this format for:.
Minimum information needed (in bold):
Important notes:
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CDC Facebook page. DYK what to do if someone in your house has COVID-19? October 9, 2020. Accessed October 12, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/CDC/photos/a.184668026025/10158482220471026
Australian Medical Association Facebook page. The AMA supports all Australians who want to quit smoking. September 24, 2020 Accessed October 1, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/AustralianMedicalAssociation/posts/3359481794112386
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Reference list
Please see Video & Audio page for more information.
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Gray T. Advice after mischief is like medicine after death. AMA Style Insider blog. February 11, 2019. Accessed March 10, 2019. https://amastyleinsider.com/2019/02/11/advice-after-mischief-is-like-medicine-after-death/
You should always try to find a date for your sources. Most reliable sources of information will have a date - either a date for when the source was published, or a date for when it was last updated.
If you genuinely cannot find a date, and you must cite this work, use date unknown in place of the year.