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APA Style

This guide contains tips for how to maximize your Academic Writer experience plus additional resources to assist with APA style.

DOI Information

When using Academic Writer to generate a reference, remove the proxy information from the reference and correct the link as shown. 

Incorrect DOI

Ambrose, A. (1963). The age of onset of ambivalence in early infancy: Indications from the study of laughing. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 4(3–4), 167–181. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1963.tb02119.x

Corrected DOI

Ambrose, A. (1963). The age of onset of ambivalence in early infancy: Indications from the study of laughing. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 4(3–4), 167–181. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1963.tb02119

Removing the Proxy String from a DOI

Option 1

Some academic tools, such as Academic Writer or RefWorks, may include the NU proxy string in a DOI number. Follow the steps below to learn how to remove the proxy details from references.

  1. Highlight the dash “-” between “doi” and “org.”

URL with red arrow pointing at dash

  1. Next, on the keyboard, replace the dash between “doi” and “org” by selecting the period key.

Red arrow pointing to "period" key on keyboard

 

  1. Then, highlight “.proxy1.ncu.edu” in the reference. 

Red arrow pointing to proxy area of url

 

  1. Select the delete or backspace key to remove the proxy string from the reference.

  2. Select the delete or backspace key again to remove the extra space between “org” and the forward-slash “/”.

Arrow pointing at corrected url

The proxy string is now removed from the reference so that it reflects APA 7’s DOI guidelines:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.03.010     

Option 2

 

  1. Place the cursor after the dash between “doi” and “org.”DOI number with downward red arrow
  2. Select the backspace key on the keyboard to remove the dash.DOI number with downward red arrow and cursor
  3. Select the period key to add a period between “doi” and “org.”                 Red arrow pointing left toward period keyDOI number with red arrow pointing down
  4. Place the cursor behind the “u” in “.edu.”DOI number with downward red arrow
  5. Use the backspace key to delete “.proxy1.ncu.edu” so that there is no space between the “g” and the forward slash.

         Correct DOI number with red arrow pointing down

The proxy string is now removed from the reference so that it reflects APA 7’s DOI guideline:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.03.010     

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