DO NOT BREAK A CITATION ACROSS PAGES IN YOUR SLS. E.G., KEEP THE
TITLE LINE, CITATION AND DESCRIPTORS ALL ON ONE PAGE.
2.
MEDLINE
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APA Citation:
Turner, R. R. & Testa, M. A. (2000). Measuring the impact of onychomycosis on
patient quality of life. Quality of Life Research, 9, 39-53.
doi:10.1057/02786138589227
Descriptor: Life quality, onychomycosis
APA PUBLICATION MANUAL, 6th EDITION
FOR ALL CITATIONS:
 Second and subsequent lines indented with 1/4 inch
 Any other spaces within citation are one (single) space
Learn to use the paragraph formatting of your word
processor to produce hanging indent, do not manually indent
2nd & 3rd lines of a reference with spaces.
Journal Periodicals (pg 198 #1-6)
Author(s) – (Date of Publication) - Article Title - Journal Title - Volume
Number(issue) - Page Numbers of the Article. doi:###
Odom, R., Daniel, C. R., & Aly, R. (1996). A double-blind, randomized
comparison of itraconazole capsules and placebo in the treatment of
onychomycosis of the toenail. Journal of the American Academy of
Dermatology, 35(4), 110-111. doi:10.1057/02786138589227
To find the doi:
 Look at the fine print on the first page of the article where it is usually listed (not on older
articles)
 Look up the article using: http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/
(link also on 301 web page with SLS assignment links)

Show the doi in regular text (black) not as a blue underlined hyperlink (same rule applies to
web site URLs)
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Note: Always give the issue number in parentheses immediately
after the volume number: (pg 199 example #3) ignore APA rule that
says to omit issue number for some journals
Gilarski, C. K., & Graham, J. L. (1995). Factitious illness following
unguis surgery. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 34(3), 228233. doi:10.1057/027865-715892.27
If the article does not have a doi:
 Cite as shown above, excluding the doi
 Do not follow the APA guideline instructions of using the web site of the journal.
 Never include “retrieved from….database name + long URL”
If the article title ends with a question mark….
Almonston, R. K., & Ficticious, I. M. (2008). What is the best
way to maintain your pedicure? Journal of Cosmetic
Appearance, 4, 34-175. doi:20-4569.34542.54967
Do not follow the question mark with a period.
What if the article is ONLY published electronically?
Micera, S. (2008). Understanding age-related modifications of
motor control strategies. Journal of NeuroEngineering and
Rehabilitation, 5, 26. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-5-26.
5 = volume
26 = # pages
Books: pp. 202 - 205, examples 18 – 30
Author(s) or Editors, Date of Publication, Title, Publication Information.
Cone, J. D., & Foster, S. L. (1993). Circumferential unguis. Boise, ID: McGraw-Hill.
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FOR BOOKS: SEE RULES (& MORE RULES): pg 186 - 187
1. Give city & state for US publishers. Give city & country for non-US publishers.
2. Use U.S. Postal service two-letter abbreviations for States and Territories.
3. Do not abbreviate the country.
4. Omit additions such as “Co.” “Inc.” from the publisher name.
5. If more than one publishing location is listed, you use the first one, or the publisher’s home
office.
6. If the author is the publisher, use “Author” in the publisher field.
Article or Chapter in an Edited Book (example #25, pg 204)
Article or Chapter Author(s) - Date of Publication - Article or Chapter Title
- Book Editors - Book Title - Article or Chapter Page Numbers - Publication
Information.
Kay, A. R. (1992). Microsurgical toenail transfer to the hand. In H. L. Pick, P.
van den Broek, & D. C. Knill (Eds.), Your surgeon is your friend (pp. 5184). Fresno, CA: Merriam-Webster.
A citation manager can work very well (and save much time)
when writing a paper, but is unlikely to be time effective for the
SLS assignment.
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