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APA Style (Archived: 6th Edition)

Online Journal Article with a DOI

Reference

Author lastname, Author initials. (Year). Title of article: Capitalize first word in title and subtitle. Title of Journal in Italics: Capitalize All of the Major Words, Volume number in italics(Issue number), page range. doi: xxx-xxxx/xxx.xx.xxx

Okabe, S., Tauchi, T., & Ohyashiki, K. (2010). Efficacy of MK-0457 and in combination with vorinostat against Philidelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Annals of Hematology, 89(11), 1081-1087. doi: 10.1007/s00277-010-0998-x

In-text Citation

(Author lastname, Year, p. #).

(Okabe, Tauchi, & Ohyashiki, 2010, p.1085).

Online Journal Article with no DOI

Reference

Author lastname, Author initials. (Year). Title of article: Capitalize first word in title and subtitle. Title of Journal in Italics: Capitalize All of the Major Words, Volume number in italics(Issue number), page range. Retrieved from Database Name database.

Cox, E. O., Green, K. E., Hobart, K., Jang, L. J., & Seo, H. (2007). Strengthening the late-life care process: Effects of two forms of a care-receiver efficacy intervention. The Gerontologist, 47(3), 388-397. Retrieved from ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source database.

In-text Citation

(Author lastname, Year, p. #).

First citation: (Cox, Green, Hobart, Jang, & Seo, 2007, p. 389).
Subsequent citations: (Cox et al., 2007, p. 391).

Newspaper or Magazine Article from a Database

Reference

Author lastname, Author initials. (Year, Month day). Title of article: Capitalize first word in title and subtitle. Title of Newspaper or Magazine in Italics: Capitalize all Major Words, pp. pages. Retrieved from Database Name database.

White, L. (2007, August 5). College celebrates 40th anniversary. Toronto Sun. Retrieved from Lexis Nexis database.

In-text Citation

(Author lastname, Year, p. #).

(White, 2007, p. 1).

Newspaper or Magazine Article from a Website

Reference

Author lastname, Author initials. (Year, Month day). Title of article: Capitalize first word in title and subtitle. Title of Newspaper or Magazine in Italics: Capitalize all Major Words. Retrieved from url.

White, L. (2007, August 5). College celebrates 40th anniversary. Toronto Sun. Retrieved from http://www.torontosun.com/college-celebrates-40

In-text Citation

(Author lastname, Year, para. #).

(White, 2007, para. 2).

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APA Guide, 6th Edition by Centennial College Libraries is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license unless otherwise stated.

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What is a DOI?

DOI stands for Digital Object Identifier. DOIs are used to identify online journal articles.

If a DOI is available it will be found with the other publication information on the first page of the article and in the database where you found article.

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