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APA 6th Edition Referencing: Journal article with a DOI

This is a Wintec guide to help you with referencing in the American Psychological Association (APA) style.

What is a digital object identifier (DOI)?

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique number/code to identify content and provide a reliable link to its location on the Internet. Unlike a URL, a DOI never changes.

Journal, magazine or serial article with a DOI

Author, A., Author B., Author C., & Author, D. (Date of publication). Title of Journal article. Title of Journal, Journal volume(issue number) and page range of article. Retrieval information


Example—reference list entry 

Groh, M., Krishnan, N., McKenzie, D., & Vishwanath, T. (2016). The impact of soft skills training on female  youth employment: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Jordan. IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 5(9), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40175-016-0055-9 

Example—in-text citation

First citation
As Groh, Krishnan, McKenzie and Vishwanath  (2016) discuss ... (p. 19). 
or
(Groh, Krishnan, McKenzie & Vishwanath, 2016, p. 19).

Second and subsequent citations
Groh et al. (2016) argue that ... (p. 19).
or
(Groh et al., 2016, p. 19).

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