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Tips On Citing a D.O.I. Journal Article?Author: Laura Gillig

What Is D.O.I Format?The definition is a Digital Operated Identifier.The objective is to learn how to apply D.O.I. to your digital multimedia cited journal articles.The purpose is to allow others to locate and retrieve digital media sources you have cited.

Tip One: Where To Identify The D.O.I. From A Multimedia Journal Article?D.O.I.s are placed on the top right hand corner of the article online or in print.D.O.I.s have a prefix number, followed by a 4 digit number, a slash, and a 10 digit number.

Common Journal Article Providers with D.O.I. Format are:a. In PsycINFOR record, EBSCO host, APA PsycNET, CSA Illumina, OCLC FirstSearch, and ovidSP

When Locating And Citing A D.O.I. Journal Article Follow These Guidelines:In general, include the same elements, in the same order, as you would for a reference to a fixed Journal Article, then add a D.O.I. or URL. Make sure you have the most resent version.Then, Type or copy-paste the articles D.O.I. at the end of your journal reference.If D.O.I. is not given for your journal article use the URL address.

Where Can I Locate The D.O.I. If Not Located On The Journal Article?

D.I.I.D.O.I.

Tip 2: Where A D.O.I. Goes in a Journal Reference Cite?

For example:

Author, I. N. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal or Periodical, volume number, page numbers. doi:1. Authors Last Name and First Initials.2. Date of Publication in Parentheses.4. Name Journal/Periodical3. Title of the Article: Capitalize 1st Letter of Title5. Volume Number in Italics.6. Page Numbers Where Article is Found.7. Add D.O.I. (or URL) HERE with no period at the end.

Final D.O.I. Journal References Cited Example:Doe, J. (1996). Finding the best Sri Lankan hotelsAmerican Travel Journal, 16(3), 166-194. doi:147.8920/3863098287

No D.O.I. Given For My Journal ReferenceCited URL Example:. If no DOI number is given for the article you are citing, you must cite the URL instead. This would appear as follows:Doe, J. (1996). Finding the best Sri Lankan hotels. American Travel Journal, 16(3), 166-194. Retrieved from http://www.atj.com/96/3/arts=8726

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