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Health Disparities Subject Guide: AMA Formatting

Students researching the root causes of health disparities may use this guide as a generalized information resource.

AMA Formatting Recommendations

Check with your instructor for more specific formatting rules. Below are recommending instructions for AMA Style from Bellevue College’s Health Sciences, Education and Wellness Institute.

  • Margins: One-inch margins are required around the text. Leave the right margin unjustified (ragged). No columns!
  • Line Spacing: Double-space the main text (single space only within the abstract, notes, titles and headings, block quotes, tables and figures, and references—everything but the main text)
  • Font: Use Times New Roman, 12-point font
  • Indents: Half-inch indents are standard (use the “tab” button) for new paragraphs
  • Page Numbers: Place page numbers in the top right-hand corner throughout (starting with the title page)
  • Page Headers: Put the title of your document in the top left-hand corner of the page
  • Title Page: If your assignment requires a title page, on the first blank page of your document center the following:
    • Title of document
    • Your name
    • Your Instructor’s name
    • Course title
    • Due date
  • No Title Page: If your assignment does not require a title page, in the right-hand corner of your first page, include:
    • Your name
    • Your instructor’s name
    • Course title
    • Due date

AMA Title Page Examples

Please note: In AMA formatting, there are no specific instructions for the Title Page. Below are sample formatting examples.

Sample Formatting for AMA Title Page

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Sample Formatting for No Title Page

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