Some database articles are not contained in a journal, magazine, book, or newspaper. These articles are written exclusively for the database such as Mergent Intellect, Issues and Controversies or Today's Science.
The following format and examples can help you cite an article written for a database.
Format: Author. "Article Title." Database Name, Publisher of Database, Date, URL.
*Note: You can usually omit the http:// unless needed to hyperlink.
*Note: For URLs longer than 3 lines, you can shorten the URL. Always retain the host (main website) of the URL.
Example: “05-195-7769. Walmart Inc.” Mergent Intellect, Mergent, July 2022, www.mergentintellect.com/index.php/search/companyDetails/51957769.
Example (Company Profile): Apple Inc. Company Profile. Gale Business Insights, go.gale.com/ps/profileDocumentdocId=Gale%7CWXAHBA886749614&userGroupName=spartechcl.
Example (Financial Information): Apple Inc. Income Statement. Thomson-Reuters, 2020-2022. Gale Business Insights, go.gale.com/ps/bi?view=financialPerformance&userGroupName=spartechcl&prodId=GBIB&tab=incomeStatement.
Example: “Human Trafficking.” Issues and Controversies, Infobase, 17 Nov. 2010, icof-infobase-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/search?articleType=ARTICLES&q=human+trafficking&aid=97845.
Example: Smith, Eric. “The Carbon Solution.” Today’s Science, Infobase, July 2016, tsof-infobase-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/articles/QXJ0aWNsZVRleHQ6NTAxNQ==?q=the+carbon+solution&aid=97845.
Example: “Guns and Violence.” Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2016. Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.gale.com/apps/portal/00000000LVWZ/OVIC?u=spartechcl&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=b7da96f5.
Example: “Kenya.” CultureGrams, Proquest, 2024, https://online-culturegrams-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/world/world_country.php?cid=85&cn=Kenya.
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