Physical Therapist Assistant: How-Tos

What is a scholarly journal/article?

How do I find one?

• Limit your search to peer-reviewed sources by checking a box on the search screen,  when searching for articles in certain interfaces (GALILEO, EBSCO, etc).
• Visit the journal's webpage for editorial statement or instructions to authors for references to the peer-review process.
• If the print journal is available, read through the editorial statement or instructions to authors for references to the peer-review process.

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AMA style

Purdue OWL AMA style

AMA citation in-text and reference samples

USC Libraries' AMA style guide. This guide is in-depth and includes a tutorial.

AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors (R119 .A533 2020 Reference)

Citations found in GALILEO are often inaccurate and must be edited. If the article has a DOI (digital object identifier), use that number instead of the URL. If there is no DOI, use the URL and the date of access (Accessed: date). Do not include the database name. Do not include [serial online].

How to find journal abbreviations

• NLM catalog: A National Library of Medicine collection.
• Publication's webpage
• Physical journal's preface or foreword

Interlibrary loan (ILL)

We can borrow materials for you from other libraries. It's called Interlibrary Loan, and it's a free service that Athens Tech library provides for its faculty, staff and students. If you need any material that you can't find in the library, please submit your request here.