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AMA to IEEE converter

Paste AMA references, get IEEE. Free, no sign-up.

Paste references written in AMA and get them back in IEEE, ready to copy into Word or Google Docs. The main changes: author names are written as in IEEE (initials before the surname) and the date moves (near the end, after the volume, issue and pages, with abbreviated month). CiteSwap looks each reference up in the open Crossref catalogue, so authors, years and page numbers come from the publisher’s record rather than being rewritten by hand.

AMA vs IEEE: the same sources side by side

Each example below was formatted by CiteSwap’s engine, exactly as the converter outputs it.

Journal article

AMA

Suri T, Jack W. The long-run poverty and gender impacts of mobile money. Science. 2016;354(6317):1288-1292. doi:10.1126/science.aah5309

In-text: 1(p1290)

IEEE

T. Suri and W. Jack, “The long-run poverty and gender impacts of mobile money,” Science, vol. 354, no. 6317, pp. 1288–1292, Dec. 2016, doi: 10.1126/science.aah5309.

In-text: [1, p. 1290]

Book

AMA

Achebe C. Things Fall Apart. Heinemann; 1958.

In-text: 1(p1290)

IEEE

C. Achebe, Things fall apart. London: Heinemann, 1958.

In-text: [1, p. 1290]

Web page

AMA

World Health Organization. Malaria. December 4, 2023. Accessed October 1, 2026. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria

In-text: 1(p1290)

IEEE

World Health Organization, “Malaria.” Accessed: Oct. 01, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria

In-text: [1, p. 1290]

Key differences between AMA and IEEE

8 of 12 rules differ; they are listed first.

RuleAMAIEEE
In-text citationssuperscript numbers, e.g. ¹, in the order sources are first citeda number in square brackets, e.g. [1], assigned in the order sources are first cited
Author namesSurname and initials without full stops or spaces, e.g. Suri T, Jack WInitials before the surname, e.g. T. Suri and W. Jack
Many authorsSeven or more authors: first three followed by “et al”Seven or more authors: first author followed by “et al.”
DateAfter the journal name: 2016;354(6317):1288-1292Near the end, after the volume, issue and pages, with abbreviated month
Article titlesPlain text, sentence caseIn quotation marks, sentence case
Journal namesAbbreviated journal name (NLM abbreviations), in italicsJournal name (abbreviated in IEEE journals) with vol. and no.
Page rangesFull page range with a hyphen, e.g. 1288-1292Full range with “pp.”, e.g. pp. 1288–1292
DOIs and linksDOI written as “doi:10.1126/…”DOI written as “doi: 10.1126/…”
Reference list heading(same)ReferencesReferences
List order(same)Numbered in the order of first citationNumbered in the order of first citation
Title capitalisation(same)Sentence caseSentence case
Italics(same)Journal and book titlesJournal and book titles

When to use IEEE

IEEE is standard in electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and IT, including most engineering final-year projects and conference papers. It is published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; CiteSwap follows the IEEE Reference Guide (2023).

AMA is more common in medicine, health sciences, pharmacy, while IEEE is usual in engineering, computer science, electronics. If your department or journal names a style, always follow it.

AMA to IEEE: frequently asked questions

How do I convert AMA citations to IEEE?

Paste your AMA reference list into the box above (one reference per line, numbered, or separated by blank lines), check that “From” says AMA or Auto-detect and “To” says IEEE, then press Convert. You can also paste DOIs, BibTeX or RIS. Copy the result or download it for Word.

How do in-text citations change from AMA to IEEE?

AMA uses superscript numbers, e.g. ¹, in the order sources are first cited. IEEE uses a number in square brackets, e.g. [1], assigned in the order sources are first cited. For the same article and page: AMA gives 1(p1290), IEEE gives [1, p. 1290].

How are author names written in IEEE?

IEEE: Initials before the surname, e.g. T. Suri and W. Jack. AMA: Surname and initials without full stops or spaces, e.g. Suri T, Jack W. When a reference is matched in Crossref, CiteSwap uses full first names from the publisher’s record, so it can produce either form.

How are DOIs and URLs written in IEEE?

IEEE: DOI written as “doi: 10.1126/…”. AMA: DOI written as “doi:10.1126/…”. The converter rewrites DOIs in IEEE format for you.

Is the AMA to IEEE converter accurate?

Each reference is matched against the Crossref catalogue (over 150 million records) and only accepted automatically when the title, year and first author agree. Anything uncertain is marked “Needs review” so you can pick the right match, and references that aren’t in the catalogue, like websites or local journals, are parsed from your text and marked so you can check them.