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DOI Correction: Information
When using Academic Writer to generate a reference, remove the proxy information from the reference and correct the link as shown.
Incorrect DOI
Ambrose, A. (1963). The age of onset of ambivalence in early
infancy: Indications from the study of laughing. Journal of Child Psychology &
Psychiatry, 4(3–4), 167–181. https://doi-org.proxy1.jiu.edu.ca/10.1111/j.1469-
7610.1963.tb02119.x
Corrected DOI
Ambrose, A. (1963). The age of onset of ambivalence in early
infancy: Indications from the study of laughing. Journal of Child Psychology &
Psychiatry, 4(3–4), 167–181. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1963.tb02119
Removing the Proxy String from a DOI
Option 1
Some academic tools, such as Academic Writer or RefWorks, may include the JIU proxy string in a DOI number. Follow the steps below to remove the proxy details from the references.
1) Highlight the dash “-” between “doi” and “org.”
https://doi-org.proxy1.jiu.edu.ca/10.1111/j.1469-7610
2) Next, on the keyboard, replace the dash between “doi” and “org” by selecting the period key.
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