In-text references should be cited in the form of the author’s last name and publication year in parentheses, e.g. (Anderson 2024). A paper with two authors should be cited in parentheses (Anderson and Smith 2024). When there are more than two authors, the first author’s name should be followed by et al. While authors and year do not identify references, ‘a’ and ‘b’ should be used after the year (Anderson et al., 2020a; 2020b). When multiple works by different authors are cited, they should be listed in chronological order from oldest to most recent (and alphabetically, if published in the same year)—a semicolon separates distinct studies (Anderson et al., 2016; Smith et al., 2010). When the author’s name is mentioned in the sentence, the name may be omitted from the parentheses to avoid redundancy, using only the date. The date (in parentheses) should follow directly after a mention of the author’s name.

The list of the papers cited (References) should be organized alphabetically according to the last name of the first author and not numbered. When there is more than one work by the author, those works are organized chronologically. Authors’ first names are rendered in capitals after their surnames, as in an example: Anderson BS, Smith J, Coward PP. Papers with only one author are listed in chronological order (the earliest first); papers with two authors are listed alphabetically according to the last name of the first author and the last name of the second author. Papers with three or more authors appear as those with two authors and are listed chronologically. Only the first word of a book or article title should be capitalized. Titles are not italicized, except species names, which are italicized. DOI numbers are obligatory.

As an example:
Ochońska D, Brzychczy-Włoch M, Klebsiella pneumoniae – taxonomy, occurrence, identification, virulence factors and pathogenicity. ADV MICROBIOL-NY, 2024, Mar; 63(3): 157–175. https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2024-0014

Infantino M, Manfredi M, Grossi V, Lari B, Fabbri S, Benucci M, Fortini A, Damiani A, Mobilia EM, Panciroli M, et al. Closing the serological gap in the diagnostic testing for COVID-19: The value of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA antibodies. J Med Virol. 2021 Mar; 93(3):1436–1442. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.26422

Baraniak A, Grabowska A, Izdebski R, Fiett J, Herda M, Bojarska K, Żabicka D, Kania-Pudło M, Młynarczyk G, Żak-Puławska Z, et al.; KPC-PL Study Group. Molecular characteristics of KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae at the early stage of their dissemination in Poland, 2008-2009. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Dec;55(12):5493–5499 https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.05118-11

Samet A, Bronk M, Sledzińska A, Labon M, Rybak B. [Nosocomial bacteremia] (in Polish). Przegl Epidemiol. 2006;60(1):35–41.

Use the proper journal title abbreviations (ISO4 standard) as indicated in the PubMed Journal Database.

References for books that follow should be provided in the order: Author(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher. Year. Extent.

As an example:
Nowak C, Smith P, Howard M. Virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Warsaw (Poland): PTM Press; 2008. p. 203–208.

References for chapters or other parts of a book should be provided in the order: Author(s). Chapter title. In: Editor(s). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher; Year. Page numbers for that chapter.

For example:
Kasprowicz A, Białecka A, Białecka J. Diagnostics: Routine Identification on Standard and Chromogenic Media, and Advanced Automated Methods. In: Savini V, editor. Pet-to-man travelling staphylococci. A world in progress. Cambridge (USA): Academic Press; 2018. p. 185–198. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813547-1.00015-7

The Editorial Office strongly recommends using the dedicated software to manage and edit citations and literature. To easily adjust or change references according to the AM requirements, choose a CSE citation style (N-Y option), which is built into these programs. A list and comparison of reference management software can be viewed, for example, on the Wikipedia site.