Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tracking Down a DOI

The most recent edition of APA style relies heavily on the use of DOIs for journal articles. The DOI or Digital Object Identifier is sometimes hard to find. In an earlier post, we recommend a few ways to find it. For a few more options:
Example: A quick search of Google Scholar yielded a link to my article on the journal publisher site: Indigenous and Cultural Psychology: Understanding People in Context: A Book Review from the Transpersonal Psychology Perspective
The DOI is actually found in two places on the page.

You always email a librarian for a more ideas! There are still lots of articles that don't yet have a DOI, so please consult the Publication Manual for information about how to cite the article in question after trying to find the DOI.