A digital object identifier (DOI) is a combination of letters and numbers string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically.
It is recommended that when DOIs are available, include them for both print and electronic sources. The DOI is usually located on the first page of the electronic journal article, near the copyright notice. The DOI can also be found on the database landing page for the article.
example
Journal
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), pp. xxx-xxx. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Pashkova-Balkenhol, T., Lenker, M., Cox, E., & Kocevar-Weidinger, E. (2019). Should we flip the script?: A literature review of deficit-based perspectives on first-year undergraduate students’ information literacy. Journal of Information Literacy, 13(2), 92-111. https://dx.doi.org/10.11645/13.2.2619
Ebook
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi
Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000
For example:
In-text citation
( Author, n.d.)
(Southey, n.d.)
Note: To decide if a book is edited or not, look in the book's front matter or title page. These are available in the book's table of contents If the hyperlinked names at the top within these pages are stated to be authors or if there is no mention of them being authors or editors, treat it as an authored book. If they are stated to be editors, treat it as an edited book with each chapter having its own author.
In- text citation
For in-text citations of paraphrased material, provide the author and date.
(Author, Year).
(Herlihy, 2013).
Direct quotation, also provide page numbers if the book has page numbers. Some ClinicalKey books may not allow you to download a chapter PDF to find a page number. If you are unable to download a PDF, include the chapter title and the section heading from the part you are getting the information in place of a page number.
(Author, Year, p. x).
(Herlihy, 2013, p. 76).
(Author, Year, title of chapter, name of section).
(Koutoukidis & Stainton, 2021, “Communication and nursing practice” chapter, “Non-verbal communication” section)
Reference List
Author, A. A. (Copyright year). Title of book (Xth ed.). Publisher.
Balzer Riley, J. (2020). Communication in nursing (9th ed.). Elsevier.
Borbasi, S., Jackson, D., & East, L. (2019). Navigating the maze of research: Enhancing nursing and midwifery practice (5th ed.). Elsevier.
Bryant, R. A. & Nix, D. P. (2016). Acute & chronic wounds: Current management concepts (5th ed.). Elsevier.
Buttaro, T. M., Polgar-Bailey, P., Sandberg-Cook, J., & Trybulski, J. (2021). Primary care (6th ed.). Elsevier.
Chabner, D. (2018). Medical terminology: A short course (8th ed.). Elsevier.
Craft, J., Gordon, C., Huether, S., McCance, K., Brashers, V., & Rote, N. (2019). Understanding pathophysiology: Australia and New Zealand edition (3rd ed.). Elsevier.
Evans, K. (2017). Psychiatric and mental health nursing (4th ed.). Elsevier.
Forrester, K., & Griffiths, D. (2015). Essentials of Law for health professionals (4th ed.). Elsevier.
Koutoukidis, G., & Stainton, K. (2021). Tabbner's nursing care: Theory and practice (8th ed.). Elsevier.
Nay, R., Garratt, S., & Fetherstonhaugh, D. (2014). Older people: Issues and innovations in care (4th ed.). Elsevier.
Tiziani, A. (2017). Havard's nursing guide to drugs (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Waugh, A., & Grant, A. (2018). Ross and Wilson anatomy and physiology in health and illness (13th ed.). Elsevier.
Note: To decide if a book is edited or not, look in the book's front matter or title page. These are available in the book's table of contents If the hyperlinked names at the top within these pages are stated to be authors or if there is no mention of them being authors or editors, treat it as an authored book. If they are stated to be editors, treat it as an edited book with each chapter having its own author.
In- text citation
For in-text citations of paraphrased material, provide the author and date.
(Author, Year).
(Stein-Parbury, 2021).
Direct quotation, also provide page numbers if the book has page numbers. Some ClinicalKey books may not allow you to download a chapter PDF to find a page number. If you are unable to download a PDF, include the chapter title and the section heading from the part you are getting the information in place of a page number.
(Author, Year, p. x).
(Hutchinson & Brown, 2020, p. 790).
(Author, Year, name of section).
(Stein-Parbury, 2021, “Non-verbal communication” section).
Reference List
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (Xth ed., pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher.
Stein-Parbury, J. (2021). Placing communication at the centre of person-centred care. In J. Crisp, C. Douglas, G. Rebeiro, & D. Waters (Eds.), Potter & Perry’s fundamentals of nursing (Australian version, 6th ed., pp. 275-299). Elsevier.
Hutchinson, M., & Brown, D. (2020). Nursing management: Hypertension. In D. Brown, H. Edwards, T. Buckley, & R. Aitken (Eds.), Lewis's medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (Australian and New Zealand version, 5th ed., pp. 789-809). Elsevier.
In-text citation
(Drug name, Year).
(Abacavir, 2019).
Reference List
Drug name. (Year, month). In Database name [Drug Monograph]. http://xxxxx
Abacavir. (2019, July). In ClinicalKey for nursing [Drug Monograph]. https://www-clinicalkey-com au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/drug_monograph/6-s2.0-au_abacavir
Note: When referencing information about drugs found in a Drug Monograph and MIMS Online, the name of the drug is used in place of the author’s name.
In-text citation
(Title, Year).
(Abdominal binder- CE, 2019).
Reference list
Title. (Year, Month Day). In Database name [Clinical Skills]. http://xxxxx
Abdominal binder- CE. (2019, April 25). In ClinicalKey for nursing [Clinical Skills]. https://www-clinicalkey.com.au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/nursing_skills/63-s2.0-GN_39_2A
In-text citation
(Title, Year).
(Acute iron toxicity, 2019).
Reference List
Title. (Year, Month Day). In Database name [Clinical Overview]. http://xxxxx
Acute iron toxicity. (2019, July 19). In ClinicalKey for nursing [Clinical Overview]. https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/clinical_overview/67-s2.0-e3a1097c-07e8-4139-b3de-096cfaf03a29
In-text citation
(Author, Year).
(Hussey, 2019).
Reference List
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title. In Database name [Clinical Update]. https://xxxxx
Hussey, L. (2019, December 19). Medication safety and reconciliation. In ClinicalKey for nursing [Clinical Update]. https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/clinical_update/54-s2.0-185418
In-text citation
(Title, Year).
(Sleep apnea, 2019).
Reference List
Title. (Year, Month Day). In Database name [Patient Education]. http://xxxxx
Sleep apnea. (2023, February 22). In ClinicalKey for nursing [Patient Education]. https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_f5af973e-cb05-4397-809c-e3353177901b
Note: The DOI can be found within an article's PDF. If there is no DOI for an article within ClinicalKey, include the URL.
In-text citation
(Author, Year).
(Rostad, et al., 2018).
Reference List
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), Pages. https://doi
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume(issue), Pages. https:/xxxx
Rostad, H., Utne, I., Grov, E., Smastuen, M., Puts, M., & Halvorsrud, L. (2018). The impact of a pain assessment intervention on pain score and analgesic use in older nursing home residents with severe dementia: A cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 84, 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.017
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (2008). Post cesarean surgical site infections. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control, 35(5), E99-E100. https://www-clinicalkey-com-au.tafeqld.idm.oclc.org/nursing/#!/content/journal/1-s2.0-S0196655308003088