Online retrieval statements
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- If your source has a DOI, use that in place of a URL at the end of your reference.
- If it has no DOI, then use crossref.org's DOI Lookup to try to find a DOI for it. (Note that sources that are not academic journal articles are generally less likely to have a DOI assigned to them.)
- If you are unable to find a DOI, then search for and use a direct URL to the document on the web, or to the publisher's homepage (whichever takes you to the document more reliably).
- Note that you should not use the URL of the item in your library database and you should not name the database in your reference -- unless the item is only published in that database.
For more information, see section 6.32, pp. 189-192 and the APA Style Blog's DOI & URL Flowchart.