Shortening a long DOI or URL
Shortening a long or complex DOI or URL is optional.
If you wish to shorten a DOI, use the shortDOI Service: http://shortdoi.org/. The service will either create a new shortDOI, or return the existing shortDOI if one has already been created.
Example:
Nielsen, K. S., Clayton, S., Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., Capstick, S., & Whitmarsh, L. (2020). How psychology can help limit climate change. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/ggptzz
"Any shortened URL is acceptable in a reference as long as you check the link t ensure it takes you to the correct location."
Example:
Ostrovsky, Y., & Picot, G. (2020). Innovation in immigrant-owned firms in Canada. Statistics Canada. https://tinyurl.com/y9f6kzm6
(Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 300)
Hyperlink Rules and Shortening a long DOI or URL
Example:
Nielsen, K. S., Clayton, S., Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., Capstick, S., & Whitmarsh, L. (2020). How psychology can help limit climate change. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/ggptzz
"Any shortened URL is acceptable in a reference as long as you check the link to ensure it takes you to the correct location."
Example:
Ostrovsky, Y., & Picot, G. (2020). Innovation in immigrant-owned firms in Canada. Statistics Canada. https://tinyurl.com/y9f6kzm6
(Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 300)
Hyperlink Rules and Shortening a long DOI or URL
Example:
The shortened version of the following URL:
go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sort=RELEVANCE&docType=Journal+article&tabID=T003&prodId=
MLA&searchId=R1&resultListType=
RESULT_LIST&searchType=BasicSearchForm&
contentSegment=&
currentPosition=3&searchResultsType=
SingleTab&inPS=true&userGroupName=mla&docId=GALE
%7CN2810522710&contentSet=GALE%
7CN2810522710
would be:
go.galegroup.com/ps.
This still allows the reader to access the host so they can evaluate the site or search for an article.
(MLA Handbook, 9th ed., 2021)