Citing Journal Articles
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What's a DOI (Digital Object Identifier)?
A DOI is a unique identifier which acts as a persistent link to online objects such as journal articles on the web.
Most online journal articles available through UWA library databases have a doi.
You should copy and paste this alphanumeric string as part of your reference for an APA journal article that you view online.
APA style guides
More examples are available in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association available from UWA library and the APA style guide to electronic references available online via the UWA Library.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
The 5th edition of the Manual, available for loan from UWA library.- APA style guide to electronic references
pdf (24pp.) outlining the changes to APA style for electronic references made in 2007. Available for download by UWA staff and students.
Online Journal Articles with DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Supplied
The DOI is usually with the author and title information. You may need to open the abstract or full text of an article to find it.
Author(s) surname, initial. (Year). The title of the article. Journal Title, Volume number(issue number), page numbers. doi: alphanumeric string.
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Reference List Entry |
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(Stultz, 2006) |
Stultz, J. (2006). Integrating exposure therapy and analytic therapy in trauma treatment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, |
Online journal article with no DOI supplied that is available though a Library database .
If no doi is supplied your reference must include a retrieval statement.
If the home page of the Journal is available your retrieval statement includes the URL of the Journal home page.
Author(s) surname, initial. (Year). The title of the article. Journal Title, Volume number(issue number), page numbers. Retrieved from URL of Journal home page.
In-Text Citation |
Reference List Entry |
| (Hager, 2007) |
Hager, M. H. (2007). Therapeutic diet order writing: Current issues and considerations. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 22(1), 28-36. Retrieved from http://www.topicsinclinicalnutrition.com |
If no Journal home page is available your retrieval statement should include the date you retrieved the information and the name of the database through which you accessed it.
Author(s) surname, initial. (Year). The title of the article. Journal Title, Volume number(issue number), page numbers. Retrieved Month date, Year from Name of Database.
In-Text Citation |
Reference List Entry |
| (Ostrowski & Bomsztyk, 2003) |
Ostrowski, J., & Bomsztyk, K. (2003). Nuclear shift of hnRNP K protein in neoplasms and other states of enhanced cell proliferation. British Journal of Cancer, 89(8), 1493-1501. Retrieved May 13, 2008, from Web of Science. |
Online journal article with no DOI supplied that is available freely on the Web.
Occasionally journals are freely available (i.e. you don't need your UWA ID number and pheme password or library barcode to access them). When this happens your retrieval statement gives the URL of the article you are citing.
Author(s) surname, initial. (Year). The title of the article. Journal Title, Volume number(issue number), page numbers. Retrieved from URL of article.
In-Text Citation |
Reference List Entry |
| (Sillick & Schutte, 2006) | Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38–48. Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap/article/view/71/100 |
Journal article retrieved from CMO
Journal articles from the Course Materials Online (CMO) database are referenced differently.
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Reference List Entry |
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(Rogers, Kuiper & Kirkerr, 1997) OR (Rogers et al., 1997) [see Books/Ebooks for examples of how to treat articles with different numbers of authors.]
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Rogers, T., Kuiper, N., & Kirker, W. (1997). Self-reliance and the encoding of personal information. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35(9), 677-688. Retrieved September 26, 2006, from the University of Western Australia Course Materials Online database. |
Note: The APA 5th edition rule regarding inlcuding issue numbers only if each issue in a volume is separately paginated was revised when the separate rules for electronic sources was published. An issue number must be given if available.
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