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NURS 5130 (PDD Term 1): Professional Communication I

Journal Article from library database, with DOI

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Englander, M. (2016). The phenomenological method in qualitative psychology and psychiatry. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 11, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.30682

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(Englander, 2016)

 

Journal Article from library database, with DOI, multiple authors

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Torabian, S., Haddad, E., Rajaram, S., Banta, J., & Sabat, J. (2009). Acute effect of nut consumption on plasma total polyphenols, antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, 22, 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-277X.2008.00923.x

Invert all author’s names: give surnames and initials for up to and including 20 authors, with an ampersand before the last author. When authors number 21 or more, include the first 19 author’s names, then insert three ellipses, and add the last author’s name. (Publication manual, 2020, p. 286)

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(Torabian et al., 2005)

For works by 3 or more authors, cite the surname of the first author followed by et al. (Publication manual, 2020, p. 266)

Journal Article from library database, without DOI

Reference List

Gibson, D. R., Zhang, G., Cassady, D., Pappas, L., Mitchell, J., & Kegeles, S. M. (2010). Effectiveness of HIV prevention social marketing with injecting drug users. American Journal of Public Health, 100, 1828-1830.

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(Gibson et al., 2010)

If you cannot find a DOI:

  • If the article does not have a DOI and is from a library database, end the reference after the page range. Do not include database information in the reference. The reference in this case is the same as for a print magazine article.

Journal article with DOI that is freely available on the web

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Booth, V., Logan, P., Harwood, R., & Hood, V. (2015). Falls prevention interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review of reviews. International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 22(6), 289-296. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.6.289

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(Booth et al., 2015)

About DOIs:

  • A DOI is either in the database record or on the first page of the journal article.
  • If the database record does not provide a DOI, you can look it up from CrossRef - https://www.crossref.org/guestquery
  • Format DOIs as hyperlinks (i.e., beginning with “https:”) as in: https://doi.org/xxxxx

Journal article that is freely avaialble on the web, with no DOI

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Hogan, D. R., & Salomon, J. A. (2005). Prevention and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in resource-limited settings. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83(2), 135–143. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/72965

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(Hogan & Salomon, 2005)

If you cannot find a DOI:

  • If the journal article has no DOI but does have a nondatabase URL (e.g., it is from a free online source), include the URL of the article at the end of the reference.

Newspaper and magazine article free on the Web

Newspaper and magazine articles found using Library databases (e.g., Canadian Newsstand) should be cited the same as a print resource.

References from websites that have a corresponding print magazine or newspaper are formatted slightly different than other online sources. The major difference from other web sources is that you italicize the website (i.e., the magazine/newspaper) name as opposed to the title of the article.

Online Magazine Article

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Schulman, M. (2019, September 9). Superfans: A love story. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/16/superfans-a-love-story

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(Schulman, 2019)

If the magazine article has volume and issue information, include it after the title of the magazine.
If a magazine article has a DOI, include the DOI in the reference in place of the URL.

Online Newspaper Article

Carey, B. (2019, March 22). Can we get better at forgetting? The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/health/memory-forgetting-psychology.html

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(Carey, 2019)