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About Digital Object Identifiers (DOI)

  • What is a DOI? Most online journal articles and ebooks have a Digital Object Identifier. It is a unique identifier that can provide a persistent link to the work, e.g. 10.1111/jofi.13290.
  • It is usually located on the first page of an article or at the front of an ebook.
  • DOIs are usually formatted as hyperlinks, which is the required format in APA 7th. e.g. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofi.13290.
  • Always include the DOI for works that have a DOI regardless of whether you have accessed the print or online version. Do not include a URL.
  • For articles or eBooks that do not have a DOI, see the relevant section below: Journal article with no DOI, or eBook with no DOI.
  • DOI (and URL) hyperlinks can be formatted in blue text and underlined (the default setting for Microsoft), or in plain text that is not underlined, but links should be live if the work is to be read or published online.

In-text citation

One author

Format

(Author's surname, Year)

Example

This was seen in an Australian study (Couch, 2017).


OR


Couch (2017) suggests that . . .

Two authors

Format

(Author 1's surname & Author 2's surname, Year)

Example

(Zheng & Labeke, 2017)


OR


Zheng and Labeke (2017) . . .

Three or more authors

Format

(First author’s surname et al., Year)

Example

(De Keyser et al., 2019)


OR


De Keyser et al. (2019) . . .

Tips

  • Always list the authors names in exactly the same order as they appear in the article.
  • Go to Getting started > In-text citation to view other examples such as multiple authors.

Journal article with one author

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (year of publication). Title of article. Journal Title, volume number(issue number), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx.

Example

Matney, G. T. (2014). Early mathematics fluency with CCSSM. Teaching Children Mathematics, 21(1), 27–35. https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.21.1.0026

Journal article with two to 20 authors

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of article. Journal Title, volume number(issue number), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Hadgkiss, E. J., & Renzaho, A. M. (2014). The physical health status, service utilisation and barriers to accessing care for asylum seekers residing in the community: A systematic review of the literature. Australian Health Review, 38(2), 142–159. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH13113

Tips

  • When a reference has up to 20 authors, spell out all authors' names in the reference list.

Journal article with 21 or more authors

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., Author, G. G., Author, H. H., Author, I. I., Author, J. J., Author, K. K., Author, L. L., Author, M. M., Author, N. N., Author, O. O., Author, P. P., Author, Q. Q., Author, R. R., Author, S. S., . . . Author, Z. Z. (year of publication). Title of article. Journal Title, volume number(issue number), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Griswold, M. G., Fullman, N., Hawley, C., Arian, N., Zimsen, S. R., Tymeson, H. D., Venkateswaran, V., Tapp, A. D., Forouzanfar, M. H., Salama, J. S., Abate, K. H., Abate, D., Abay, S. M., Abbafati, C., Abdulkader, R. S., Abebe, Z., Aboyans, V., Abrar, M. M., Acharya, P., . . . Gakidou, E. (2018). Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 392(10152), 1015–1035. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2

Tips

  • When an article has 21 or more authors, type the first 19 authors' names followed by an ellipsis ( . . .) then the last author's name.

Journal article with article number

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year of publication). Title of article. Journal Title, volume number(issue number), Article xxxxxx. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Grabenhorst, M., Michalareas, G., Maloney, L. T., & Poeppel, D. (2019). The anticipation of events in time. Nature Communications, 10, Article 5802. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13849-0

Tips

  • Write the word "Article" and the article number instead of the page range.

Journal article with no DOI

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Journal Title, volume number(issue number) page–page

Example

Crowden, A. (2008). Professional boundaries and the ethics of dual and multiple overlapping relationships in psychotherapy. Monash Bioethics Review, 27(4), 10–27

Murphy, A., Malenczak, D., & Ghajar, M. (2019). Identifying challenges and benefits of online education for students with a psychiatric disability. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 32(4), 395–409. https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped/archived-jped/jped-volume-32

Tips

  • Use this format, without a URL, for:
    • a print article with no DOI
    • an online article with no DOI located in an academic research database (e.g. ProQuest).
  • For an online article with no DOI located on a website, include the URL.

Newspaper article

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of article. Newspaper Title, page–page.

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of article. Newspaper Title, page–page. https://xxxxx

Example

Packham, B. (2010, January 18). Bullies to show concern: Schools to try Euro method that lets thugs off the hook. Herald Sun, 6.

Convery, S. (2020, August 13). When Covid closed the library: Staff call every member of Victorian library to say hello. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/13/when-covid-closed-the-library-staff-call-every-member-of-victorian-library-to-say-hello

Tips

  • Use this format, without a URL, for:
    • a print newspaper article.
    • an online news article located in an academic research database (e.g. Factiva, ProQuest).
  • For an article from an online newspaper (e.g. www.theguardian.com) add the URL in place of page numbers.

Magazine article

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of article. Magazine Title, volume number(issue number), page–page.

Author, A. A. (YYYY, Month DD). Title of article. Magazine Title, volume number(issue number), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx OR https://xxxxx

Example

Wilson, D. S., & Wilson, E. O. (2007, November 3). Survival of the selfless. NewScientist, 196(2628), 42–46.

Greenbaum, Z. (2020, July). How well is telepsychology working? Monitor on Psychology, 51(5). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/07/cover-telepsychology

Tips

  • If the article has a DOI, include the DOI at the end of the reference, rather than a URL.
  • Where there is no DOI use this format, without a URL, for:
    • a print magazine article.
    • an online magazine article with no DOI, located in an academic research database (e.g. ProQuest).
  • For an article with no DOI from an online magazine, add the URL in place of page numbers (Greenbaum example).

For further guidance, see the APA Style website- Journal articles, Newspaper articles, Magazine articles

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