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Speech-Language Pathology

Citing journals

Author. (Date). Article title. Journal title, v#(i#), pages. DOI or URL

Journal article (Print or from a database):

Anderson, M. (2018). Getting consistent with consequences. Educational Leadership, 76(1), 26-33.

Note: Articles found using a database are treated the same as print. There is no need to indicate the name of the database or a URL.

Journal article with a DOI:

McCauley, S.M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1-51. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126

Journal article without a DOI, but with a non-database URL:

Ahmann, E., Tuttle, L. J., Saviet, M., & Wright, S. D. (2018). A descriptive review of ADHD coaching research: Implications for college students. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 31(1), 17-39. https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped/archived-jped/jped-volume-31

ERIC documents

Author(s). (Year of publication). Title of document (Report #). ERIC. URL

Mead, J.V. (1992). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher tales that novice teachers bring with them (ED346082). ERIC. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED346082). https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED346082.pdf

Please note that there are many different types of documents found in ERIC. The citation information they contain will vary. For example, not all documents will include a Report #.. Include as many elements from the example below as you can find.

Also note that if there is an EJ###### (ERIC journal #) instead of an ED###### (ERIC document #), you may cite the source like any other journal article (see above).

Personal communications

Because they cannot be retrieved at a later date, personal communications (such as emails, personal interviews, or live speeches) cannot be included in a reference list. They should only be cited in the text as parenthetical or narrative citations.

...according to B. Martin (personal communication, November 2, 2020)

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