Do you need to include the full URL?
When you are citing a subscription database do NOT include the full long URL.
Rule: Subscription Database
Don't: Since a subscription database item is only available if the reader has access, you should not include the long URL of the item.
Do: Do include the homepage URL of the database to show the reader the name of the publisher and how one would be able to access the item if they obtained a subscription to the database.
Bad Example: Tuggy, M.L., & Gilliam, M. (2013, July 28). Knee Injury. Elsevier. https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/
content/medical_topic/21-s2.0-1016324?scrollTo=%23heading80
Good Example: Tuggy, M.L., & Gilliam, M. (2013, July 28). Knee Injury. Elsevier. www.clinicalkey.com
See: APA blog What to Use—The Full Document URL or Home Page URL?
General Format
Helpful Tip
Online Database: For works from databases that publish works of limited circulation (such as the ERIC database) or original, proprietary material available only in that database (such as EBSCO), include the name of the database or archive and the URL of the work. If the URL requires a login or is session-specific, meaning it will not resolve for readers, provide the URL of the database or specific archive home page or login page instead of the URL for the work.
Articles in Academic Journals:
For the titles of articles capitalize only:
The first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle,
The first word after a colon
General Format
In-Text Citation:
(Author Surname, Year/last updated)
References:
Personal or Corporate Author. (Last update if not known, put n.d.). Title of a specific document. Publisher. Retrieved date from [if needed] URL database homepage
Example: DynamedPlus
In-Text Citation: DynamedPlus
(DynamedPlus, 2017)
References: Dynamed
DynamedPlus (2017, July 18). Diabetes mellitus type 2 in children and adolescents​. EBSCO. Retrieved August 3, 2017 from www.dynamed.com
Example: Epocrates
In-Text Citation: Epocrates
(Shah & Kantharia, 2017)
References: Epocrates
Shah, A.N., & Kantharia, B.K. (2017, January 23). Acute atrial fibrillation. Epocrates, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2017 from www.epocrates.com
Example: PubMed
In-Text Citation: (PubMed, 2022)
References: PubMed
PubMed. (2021, July 21). A Comprehensive Review of COVID-19 Virology, Vaccines, Variants, and Therapeutics. Retrieved May 28, 2022 from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34241776/. DOI: 10.1007/s11596-021-2395-1