Q. How do I write a DOI URL in an APA reference citation?

According to APA 7th edition style, a DOI URL should start with:

https://doi.org/

and continue with the DOI itself, which always begins with the number 10 (for example: 10.12930/NACADA-18-30)

So, here's what a DOI URL will look like at the end of an APA reference citation:

Karmelita, C. (2020). Advising adult learners during the transition to college. NACADA Journal, 40(1), 64–79. https://doi.org/10.12930/NACADA-18-30

A library database may give you a DOI URL that looks like this:

https://doi-org.ezproxy.umgc.edu/10.12930/NACADA-18-30

When that is the case, you can rewrite the DOI URL to comply with APA style:

• Change doi-org to doi.org
• Delete .ezproxy.umgc.edu

For more information, see this APA guide on DOIs and URLs.