APA Manual, 7th Edition
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The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers additional guidelines on APA style rules. There are some inaccuracies on the PurdueOWL so check your course syllabus and the APA Manual for more information.
View the PurdueOWL's resources on APA here.
APA style rules requires electronic sources, including articles from online journals, to be properly cited. Go to Chapter 6 of the APA Manual to see what information should be included when you compile your reference list. Note: what is a DOI?
What is the rule for citing articles from an online journal/periodical when the DOI is not available?
You can also visit the PurdueOwl page on APA rules for citing electronic sources in reference lists at
