Citing Your Sources
APA Style
Article Citation Template:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. http://doi.org/10.0000/0000
Example 1:
Hunt, S. L., & Bakker, C. J. (2018). A qualitative analysis of the information science needs of public health researchers in an academic setting. Journal Of The Medical Library Association, 106(2), 184-197. doi:10.5195/jmla.2018.316
Example 2:
Hodge Jr., J. G., Wetter, S. A., Barraza, L., Morcelle, M., Chronister, D., Hess, A., & ... Johnson, W. (2018). Emerging Legal Threats to the Public's Health. Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 46(2), 547-551. doi:10.1177/1073110518782969
Example 3 (no DOI):
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a universal locator for an article. For articles without DOIs, do not include a DOI.
Topinka, J., Hewitt, B., McLeod, A., & Kruse, C. S. (2018). Healthy Students 2020: Analysis of a Self-Reported Health Assessment in a Public Four-Year University. Texas Public Health Journal, 70(2), 16-22.
- APA Format Guide - the OWL at PurdueProvides descriptions and examples of the most common entry types for APA citation style.
- Citing Sources in APAUSU Libraries citation guide for APA style.
- Other Citation StylesNeed to cite your sources in another style? Check out this guide for help!
Organizing Your Sources
Citation Organizers
- Citation OrganizersCitation organizers (or reference managers) store and organize citation information for a variety of research resources for easy representation in a variety of citation styles. These programs allow you to build reference libraries for many information sources, including journal articles, books and book chapters, audiovisual materials, websites, and more.
Synthesis
Search Alerts
Creating Search Alerts
- Creating Search AlertsSearch alerts allow you to stay up to date with articles as new research is published. This guide will walk you through how to create alerts on multiple platforms.
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