APA Style Guide  

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Available at the libraries.

Some database articles may include a DOI, a Digital Object Identifier, a unique number that is assigned to an entity that is available on a digital network. The DOI allows networks to keep track of objects such as electronic journal articles, even when the objects are moved from one Internet location to another.  

When an article contains a DOI, APA style allows for the inclusion of the DOI at the end of your citation. Here's an example of an APA citation that uses a DOI:

Wainberg, M. (2009, March 17). Criminalizing HIV transmission may be a mistake. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 180(6), 688-688. doi:10.1503/cmaj.090249

Recently-published update to the 6th edition APA Manual. Includes expanded examples for electronic sources.

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There are a number of websites that will help you format your citations in the various styles. You should always double-check the results you get, as the results are good places to start but not necessarily correct.

Download or print out JFKU's guides to APA style, created by the Academic Support Center.

Many of our online databases will help you format your citations. You should always double-check the results you get, as the citations often need some clean-up. Here are instructions for a few of our most popular databases.

EBSCO databases (e.g., Psychology Database Collection) - When you click the title of an article, there are icons at the top of the page for "Print," "E-mail" "Save as File," and "Cite this article"; each of these choices gives you an option to include a citation in the MLA, APA, or Chicago style.

ProQuest databases (e.g., ProQuest Research Library) - When you have displayed an article, click the "Cite this" link at the top.