Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper Article without a DOI, from Databases
A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically. (https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi)
Basic Format
Author(s) Last name, First initial. (Year of article). Title of Article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue), Page
number.
Example:
Voelker, T., Love, L., & Pentina, I. (2012). Plagiarism: What don’t they know? Journal of Education for
Business, 87 (1), 36-41.
Parenthetical (In-text) citation: (Voelker et al., 2012) or Narrative citation: Voelker et al. (2012)
Reference List
The reference list at the end of a research paper provides information to identify and retrieve each work cited in the text. The basic elements of a reference are the author, date, title, and source.
Reference List Rules: Invert authors’ name, providing last name, and initials. Example: Author, A. A. Provide surnames and initials for up to and including 20 authors. Use an ampersand before the final author’s name. Example: Author, A.A., Author B.B., & Author, C.C. When there are 21 or more authors, include the first 19 authors’ name insert an ellipsis … and then add the final author’s name.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): Many references can be retrieved via a DOI, an alphanumeric string that identifies content. It is also a persistent link of access on the internet. Include the DOI for all references that have a DOI whether the source is print or online.
Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper Article with a DOI, from Databases
A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically. (https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/faqs/what-is-doi)
Basic Format:
Author Last name, First initial. (Date of article). Title of Article. Title of Publication, Volume(Issue),
Page number. DOI
Example:
Sigurdson, J. F., Undheim, A. M., Wallander, J. L., Lydersen, S., & Sund, A. M. (2015). The long-term effects
of being bullied or a bully in adolescence on externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in
adulthood. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Mental Health, 9(1), 1–13. https:// doi.org/10.1186/s13034-
015-0075-2
Parenthetical citation: (Sigurdson et al., 2015) or Narrative citation: Sigurdson et al. (2015)
