Citations - Statewide: Articles from a Database and Print

Source from a Database

**Most library databases have the citation provided.

**When DOI (digital object identifier) is available, you should use it at end of entry as noted instead of where the article was retrieved from.

**If no DOI is available, include the homepage URL of the journal (or newspaper, magazine, etc.) or the database URL where you retrieved the information from.

Format:
(Author last name, Date, Page Number)

Example: 
(Bender, 2006, p. 39)

Formats:

Format is the same as print but add DOI or electronic retrieval information at end.  

With DOI: 

Author last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year, Month, Day). Title of article.  Title of Magazine, Volume number(issue number), Pages. doi:xxxxxx

Using Journal Homepage:

Author last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year, Month, Day). Title of article.  Title of Magazine, Volume number(issue number), Pages. Retrieved from journal homepage URL.

Using Database: 

Author last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year, Month, Day). Title of article.  Title of Magazine, Volume number(issue number), Pages. Retrieved from database URL.

Examples:

With DOI:

Kroon, L. (2007). Drug interactions with smoking. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 64(18), 1917-1921. doi: 10.2146/ajhp060414

Using Article Homepage: 

Vissing, Y.  (2003, December). The yellow school bus project:  Helping homeless students get ready for school.  Phi Delta Kappan, 85(4), 321-323.  Retrieved from http://pdkintl.org/

Using Database Retrieval Information:

Vissing, Y.  (2003, December). The yellow school bus project:  Helping homeless students get ready for school.  Phi Delta Kappan, 85(4), 321-323.  Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com

Format:
(Author last name, Date, Page Number)

Example: 
(Bender, 2006, p. 39)

Format:

Author last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Year, Month, Day). Title of article.  Title of Magazine, Volume number, Pages.  

Note:  If no volume number is available, use p. or pp. before page numbers.

Example:

Bender, M. (2006, December). 2-minute winter warm-ups: Wake up your hibernating muscles, starting now.  Health, 20, 38-40.