Journal Article
When the DOI is provided, it is preferable to cite it rather than the URL. Note: The DOI is provided immediately after “doi:” with no spaces. No accessed date is required for the DOI, making it the last item in the reference.
Basic Format for articles accessed online:
Author(s) Last name first and middle initials. Title. Journal Name. Year;vol(issue No.):inclusive pages. URL. Accessed [date].
Basic Format for articles in print:
Author(s) Last name first and middle initials. Title. Journal Name. Year;vol(issue No.):inclusive pages.
Examples:
Wheelis M. Investigating disease outbreaks under a protocol to the biological and toxin weapons convention. Emerg Infect Dis. 2000;6(6):595-600. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol6no6/wheelis.htm. Accessed October 26, 2010.
Frank S, Jankovic J. Advances in the pharmacological management of Huntington's disease. Drugs. 2010;70(5):561-571. doi:10.2165/11534430-000000000-00000.
Books
Basic Format:
Author(s) Last name first and middle initials. Book Title. Edition number (if it is the second edition or above). City, State (or Country) of publisher: Publisher's name; copyright year.
Example:
Anderson KM. Enhancing Resilience in Survivors of Family Violence. New York, NY: Springer; 2010.
E-books
Basic Format:
Author(s) Last name first and middle initials. Book Title. Edition number (if it is the second edition or above). City, State (or country) of publisher: Publisher's name; copyright year. URL. Accessed [date].
Example:
Modell AH. Imagination and the Meaningful Brain. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; 2003. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/uic/docDetail.action?docID=10173553. Accessed October 31, 2010.
Chapter in a Book
Basic Format:
Author(s) Last name first and middle initials. Chapter title. In: Editor(s). Book Title. Edition number (if it is the second edition or above). City, State (or country) of publisher: Publisher's name; copyright year:inclusive pages.
Example:
Sisk JE. Cardiac catheterization. In: Krapp K, ed. The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health. Detroit, MI: Gale Group; 2002:407-412.
Website
Basic Format:
Author(s) (or, if no author is available, the name of the organization responsible for the site). Title (or, if no title is available, the name of the organization responsible for the site). Name of the Web site. URL. Accessed [date].
Example:
U.S. National Library of Medicine. Back Pain. MedlinePlus. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/backpain.html. Accessed October 31, 2010.
Newspapers
Basic Format for articles in print:
Author(s) Last name first initial. Title of article. Name of Newspaper. Date of newspaper:page numbers.
Basic Format for articles accessed online:
Author(s) Last name first initial. Title of article. Name of Newspaper. Date of newspaper. URL. Accessed date.
Examples:
Connolly C. A small win for proponents of drug importation. Washington Post. April 23, 2004:EO1.
Perez-Pena R. Children in shelters hit hard by asthma. New York Times. March 2, 2004. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/02/nyregion/02asthma.html. Accessed April 5, 2006.
Videos and Streaming Media
Basic Format for videotapes and DVD's:
Author(s). Title of Media [format]. City, state (or country) of publication: Publisher; copyright year.
Basic Format for streaming media:
Author(s) or Producer(s). Title of Media [format]. Publisher; copyright year. URL. Accessed date.
Examples:
Ayers S. Terrorism: Medical Response [DVD]. Edgartown, MA: Emergency Film Group; 2002.
Nevco Educational Video, Inc. Prevention of Medical Errors [online video]. Films on Demand; 2006. http://ezproxy.stonehill.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=97926&xtid=43831. Accessed January 17, 2012.
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