How do I cite a database?

APA Question

Q: How do I cite a database?

APA Answer

In general, it is incorrect to cite whole databases. Instead, individual items found within a database should be cited (ie. cite a journal article or an ebook, not EBSCO or Proquest). More information about citing from certain databases can be viewed here and here on the APA Style website.

Some databases follow unique citation rules:

Dynamed

Specific records:

DynaMed. (2018, June 3). Acetaminophen poisoning. EBSCO Information Services.

https://www.dynamed.ebsco.healthcare/conditions/acetaminophen-poisoning/

Drug records:

Truven Health Analytics Inc. (2020, Feb. 24). Triamcinolone Acetonide. EBSCO Information Services,

DynaMed. https://www.dynamed.com/drug-monograph/triamcinolone-acetonide

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Lane, D. A., & Lip, G. Y. H. (2013). Treatment of hypertension in peripheral arterial disease. Cochrane

Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003075.pub3