APA Style for Articles from Databases

Remember, EBSCOhost is not a database, it is a vendor for databases. You must use the actual name of the database (Academic Search Elite, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, etc.).

The first part of the citation is exactly the same as the print citation; then the database information is added.

You must list the date you accessed the article and the name of the database used for retrieval (EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite).

Magazine Article from a Database

Barlett, D. L., Steele, J. B., Karmatz, L., & Levinstein, J.

(2001, December 10). Snow job. Sports Illustrated 95

(23), pp. 78-91. Retrieved January 13, 2002, from

EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite database.

Newspaper Article from a Database

Roberts, S. (2001, September 30). Olympics: Shadow cast

on Olympic flame. New YorkTimes, p. 1 (sec. 8).

Retrieved January 13, 2002, from LEXIS-NEXIS Academic

Universe database.

Journal Article from a Database

Kammen, M. (1996). Culture and the state in America.

Journal of American History 83 (3), pp. 791-814.

Retrieved January 13, 2002, from JSTOR database.

For articles not covered by these examples, see the
APA Publication Manual at the Reference Desk.

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