DOI Numbers for Journal Articles
Some electronic content like journal articles are assigned a unique number called a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The DOI gives a way to find an article. If a DOI is provided for a journal article, include it after the page numbers of the article as "https://doi.org/DOI Number."
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Not sure whether your article is from a journal? Look for these characteristics:
Articles may also come from newspapers or magazines.
Numbering:
Footnotes:
Shortened Footnotes:
Author's Last Name(s), "Source Title (shortened to four words)," Exact Page Number(s) Used.
Bibliography Entries:
Footnote: List only the first author followed by et al. (“and others”).
First Name Last Name et al.
Example: Jane Doe et al.
There is no comma between the author's name and et al.
Bibliography: List all authors, up to ten authors. Separate using commas and add the word and (not the ampersand symbol &) before the final author's names. Only the first author's name is written in the format Last Name, First Name. All others are written First Name Last Name.
First Author's Last Name, First Name, Second Author's First Name Last Name, Third Author's First Name Last Name, and Fourth Author's First Name Last Name.
Example: Doe, Jane, John Smith, Mary Plaine, and Jack Alman.
Whenever possible, include the DOI number for the article rather than the database name. If there is no DOI number, use the name of the database instead of the URL generated by the article's "Permanlink" icon or shown in the browser's address bar.
Footnote:
1. Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation, https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
Bibliography Entry:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article. https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
Footnote Example |
1. Jorge Guillen, "Does Financial Openness Matter in the Relationship Between Financial Development and Income Distribution in Latin America?" Emerging Markets Finance & Trade 52, no. 2 (2016): 1148, https:/doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2015.1046337. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Guillen, "Does Financial Openness Matter?," 1152. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Guillen, Jorge. "Does Financial Openness Matter in the Relationship Between Financial Development and Income Distribution in Latin America?" Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 52, no 2 (2016): 1145-1155. https:/doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2015.1046337. |
Whenever possible, include the DOI number for the article rather than the database name. If there is no DOI number, use the name of the database instead of the URL generated by the article's "Permanlink" icon or shown in the browser's address bar.
Footnote:
1. First Author's First Name Last Name and Second Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation, https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
Bibliography Entry:
First Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article. https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
Footnote Example |
1. Elizabeth Blodgett Salafia and Jessica Lemer, "Associations Between Multiple Types of Stress and Disordered Eating Among Girls and Boys in Middle School," Journal of Child and Family Studies 21, no. 1 (January 2012): 149, Academic Search Complete. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Salafia and Lemer, "Stress and Disordered Eating," 151. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Salafia, Elizabeth Blodgett, and Jessica Lemer. "Associations Between Multiple Types of Stress and Disordered Eating Among Girls and Boys in Middle School." Journal of Child and Family Studies 21, no. 1 (January 2012): 148-57. Academic Search Complete. |
Whenever possible, include the DOI number for the article rather than the database name. If there is no DOI number, use the name of the database instead of the URL generated by the article's "Permanlink" icon or shown in the browser's address bar.
Footnote:
1. First Author's First Name Last Name, Second Author's First Name Last Name, and Third Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation, https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
Bibliography Entry:
First Author's Last Name, First Name, Second Author's First Name Last Name, and Third Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article. https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
Footnote Example |
1. Louis Hoffman, Nathaniel Granger, and Lisa Vallejos, "An Existential-Humanistic Perspective on Black Lives Matter and Contemporary Protest Movements," Journal of Humanistic Psychology 56, no. 6 (2016): 595-597, https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167816652273. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Hoffman, Granger, and Vallejos, "Existential-Humanistic Perspective," 602. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Hoffman, Louis, Nathaniel Granger, and Lisa Vallejos. "An Existential-Humanistic Perspective on Black Lives Matter and Contemporary Protest Movements." Journal of Humanistic Psychology 56, no. 6 (2016): 595-611. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167816652273. |
Whenever possible, include the DOI number for the article rather than the database name. If there is no DOI number, use the name of the database instead of the URL generated by the article's "Permanlink" icon or shown in the browser's address bar.
Footnote:
1. First Author's First Name Last Name et al., "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation, https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
Bibliography Entry:
First Author's Last Name, First Name, Second Author's First Name Last Name, Third Author's First Name Last Name, and Fourth Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article. https://doi.org/DOI Number or Name of Database.
If there are four or more authors: in the footnote, list only the first author, followed by et al. (“and others”); in the biography, list up to ten authors
Footnote Example |
1. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson et al., "Idle No More and Black Lives Matter: An Exchange (Panel Discussion)," Studies in Social Justice 12, no. 1 (Winter 2018): 77-79, Directory of Open Access Journals. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Simpson et al., "Idle No More," 85. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake, Rinaldo Walcott, Glen Coulthard, and Michael Moats. "Idle No More and Black Lives Matter: An Exchange (Panel Discussion)." Studies in Social Justice 12, no. 1 (Winter 2018): 75-89. Directory of Open Access Journals. |
Whenever possible, find and cite the journal article from its original source, using the appropriate template from this guide. Look for the article's original source using the Library databases or catalogue. If the content was created by your instructor and was not published anywhere else, please use the appropriate template in Class Handouts, Presentations, and Readings.
Footnote:
1. Author's First Name, Last Name, "Title of Document," in Course Name, uploaded by Instructor Name, upload date [if available] (Columbia College: Moodle, Semester and Year), pages of exact citation [if available].
Bibliography Entry:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Document." In Course Name, uploaded by Instructor Name, upload date [if available]. Columbia College: Moodle, Semester and Year.
Footnote Example: |
1. Sara Slinn, "Broader-Based and Sectoral Bargaining in Collective-Bargaining Law Reform: A Historical Review," in Economics 280, uploaded by Stephanie Saikal, March 30, 2021 (Columbia College: Moodle, Winter 2021), 15-17. |
Shortened Footnote Example: |
2. Slinn, "Collective-Bargaining Law Reform," 23. |
Bibliography Entry Example: |
Slinn, Sara. "Broader-Based and Sectoral Bargaining in Collective-Bargaining Law Reform: A Historical Review." In Economics 280, uploaded by Stephanie Saikal, March 30, 2021. Columbia College: Moodle, Winter 2021. |
To cite a journal article from a website, use the same format as a journal article from a library database. Instead of a DOI or database name, include the URL for the article.
1. Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation.
Bibliography Entry:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article.
Footnote Example |
1. Anna Kushkova, "At the Center of the Table," Russian Studies in History 50, no. 1 (2011): 44. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Kushkova, "Center of the Table," 54-59. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Kushkova, Anna. "At the Center of the Table." Russian Studies in History 50, no. 1 (2011): 43-62. |
1. First Author's First Name Last Name and Second Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation.
Bibliography Entry:
First Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article.
Footnote Example |
1. Eun-Jung Ki and Linda Childers Hon, "A Measure of Relationship Cultivation Strategies," Journal of Public Relations Research 21, no. 1 (2009): 15. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Ki and Hon, "Measure of Relationship Cultivation," 9-11. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Ki, Eun-Jung, and Linda Childers Hon. "At the Center of the Table." A Measure of Relationship Cultivation Strategies," Journal of Public Relations Research 21, no. 1 (2009): 1-24. |
1. First Author's First Name Last Name, Second Author's First Name Last Name, and Third Author's First Name Last Name, "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation.
Bibliography Entry:
First Author's Last Name, First Name, Second Author's First Name Last Name, and Third Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article.
Footnote Example |
1. Ian D. Parkman, Alan Krause, and Samantha Pires, "The Diamond Model of Authentic Green Marketing: Evidence From the Sustainable Architecture Industry," Business and Society Review 123, no. 1 (2018): 92. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Parkman, Krause, and Pires , "Authentic Green Marketing," 97-101. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Parkman, Ian D., Alan Krause, and Samantha Pires. "The Diamond Model of Authentic Green Marketing: Evidence From the Sustainable Architecture Industry." Business and Society Review 123, no. 1 (2018): 83-118. |
1. First Author's First Name Last Name et al., "Title of Article," Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): Page Number of Exact Citation.
Bibliography Entry:
First Author's Last Name, First Name, Second Author's First Name Last Name, Third Author's First Name Last Name, and Fourth Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume Number, no. Issue Number (Date of Publication): First Page Number of Article-Last Page Number of Article.
Footnote Example |
1. Blake Hassanatu et al., "Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, and International Students: Experiences and Resolutions Beyond COVID-19," American Journal of Public Health 111, no. 3 (March 2021): 384. |
Shortened Footnote Example |
2. Hassanatu et al., "Resolutions Beyond COVID-19," 385-386. |
Bibliography Entry Example |
Hassanatu, Blake, Nashira Brown, Claudia Follette, Jessica Morgan, and Hairui Yu. "Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, and International Students: Experiences and Resolutions Beyond COVID-19." American Journal of Public Health 111, no. 3 (March 2021): 384-386. |