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ITEC 610: Information Technology Foundations

A Library Subject Guide

APA Citation Examples

Journal Article from a Library Database:

If there is a DOI: 

Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Article title. Journal Title, volume(issue), page range. DOI

Cusack, B., & Ghazizadeh, E. (2016). Evaluating single sign-on security failure in cloud services. Business Horizons, 59(6), 605-614. https://https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2016.08.002


If there is no DOI, then use the home page of the journal website:

Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Article title. Journal Title, volume(issue), page range. Retrieved from journal home page

He, L., Huang, F., Zhang, J., Liu, B., Chen, C., Zhang, Z., & ... Lu, W. (2016). Dynamic secure interconnection for security enhancement in cloud computing. International Journal Of Computers, Communications & Control, 11(3), 348-357. Retrieved from http://univagora.ro/jour/index.php/ijccc/

Print Book:

Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Book title. Publication city and state: Publisher name.

DuFrene, D. D., & Lehman, C. M. (2012). Managing virtual teams. New York, NY: Business Expert Press.

Ebook from a Library Database:

If there is a DOI: 

Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Ebook titleDOI

Wankel, C. (2009). Encyclopedia of business in today's world. http://doi.org/10.4135/9781412964289


If there is no DOI, then use the URL of the home page of the database:

Author last name, author first initial. (Year). Ebook title. Retrieved from database home page

​Dhivakar, A. (2015). A multi-level security in cloud computing: Image sequencing and RSA algorithm. Hamburg: Anchor. Retrieved from http://www.ebscohost.com

Web Page:

Author last name, author first initial. (Date). Page title. Retrieved from Web page address

NIST. (2016, July 29).Cloud Computing. Retrieved from https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/cloud-computing


For more examples of APA citations, see the library's APA Citation Examples guide.