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Scientific Style

Online Journal Article Format

Author(s) of article. Date of publication. Title of article.
       Title
of journal (edition). [date updated; date
       accessed];Volume(issue):location. Notes.

 

The URL is required. A DOI is optional. These elements are included in the notes. 29.3.7.1.7
Put a period at the end of a URL.

Online Journal Article From a Website

Reference In-text citation
Savage E, Ramsay M, White J, Beard S, Lawson H,
      Hunjan R, Brown D. 2005. Mumps outbreaks across
      England and Wales in 2004: observational study. BMJ.
      [accessed 2005 May 31];330(7500):11191120.
      http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/reprint/330/7500/1119.
      doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1119
(Savage et al. 2005)
The DOI is an optional element. 29.3.7.1.7  

 

Online Journal Article From a Library Database

Reference In-text citation
Baker B. 2016. The ethics of changing the human
    genome. Bioscience. [accessed 2017 Apr
    20];66(4):267-273.
    https://selkirk.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebs
    cohost.com/login.aspx?direct=
    true&db=a9h&AN=114323505&site=ehost-live.
(Baker 2016)
Use the persistent URL. In library databases this may also
be referred to as a permalink, stable URL, or document
URL.
 

 

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