Online Publication Ahead of Print
2.10.2 Online Publication Ahead of Print
If an article was published online ahead of print, the date it was published online, along with the digital object identifier (DOI) to ensure that all article versions can be identified, should follow the acceptance date footnote (or, if the journal does not publish the acceptance date, it should be placed first).
Published Online: October 20, 2005 (doi:10.1001/JAMA.294.20.joc50147).