APA DOI Format: Complete Guide with Examples

How to format DOI links correctly in APA citations.

APA 7th edition requires DOIs formatted as URLs: https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxx. Older doi: format is no longer used.

APA 7th Edition Format

Format: https://doi.org/10.xxxxxxx/xxxxxxx — always presented as a working hyperlink.

Example Citation

https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.59.1.29

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→ How to Cite a Journal Article in APA (7th Edition)
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→ How to Format a DOI in APA 7th Edition
→ How to Cite a Journal Article in APA: Step-by-Step

Quick APA Rules

  • Author: Lastname, F. I.
  • Up to 20 authors listed
  • No author → title first
  • No date → (n.d.)
  • Books/journals → italicized
  • DOI: https://doi.org/…
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