DOI stands for "Document Object Identifier." It's a unique number that will always take you to a particular resource. They're valuable because they're UNIQUE and PERSISTENT.
Not every article has a DOI. If the article does not have one, you want to look for a persistent link. In different databases, these may be called PERMALINKS (Ebsco) or STABLE URLS (JSTOR). The reason you look for these is so that your readers can find the information you cited!
Here are the six steps to creating in-text citations as you write your APA style paper according to APA Style.
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