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NUR 490: Nursing Capstone: Organizing and Citing Information

Parts of an APA Article Reference (General)

In the following reference:

Rieger, K. L., & Chernomas, W. M. (2013). Arts-based learning: Analysis of the concept for nursing education. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 10(1), 53–62. https;//doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2012-0034 

  • Rieger, K. L., & Chernomas, W. M. are the Authors.
  • (2013) is the Date.
  • Arts-based learning: Analysis of the concept for nursing education. is the Article Title.
  • International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship is the Journal Name.
  • 10 is the Volume Number.
  • (1) is the Issue Number.
  • 53-62 are the Page Numbers.
  • https;//doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2012-0034  is the DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

 

Fixing the URL at the end of a reference (from the CITE feature)

If the CITE feature in CINAHL gives you a URL like this one

https://doi-org.wv-o-ursus-proxy01.ursus.maine.edu/10.1186/s13018-021-02256-1

  1. Take everything after the ".edu"
  2. Add "https://doi.org/" in front of it.

Then your DOI should look like this

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02256-1

Add it to the end of your APA reference.  This sample APA reference should look like this

Espejo-Reina, A., Carrascal-Morillo, M. T., & Delgado-Martínez, A. D. (2021).

Comparison of two different ways to apply a circular plaster cast for distal radius fractures: Biomechanical study. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research, 16(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02256-1

Managing Your Citations