Do all journal articles from a database have a DOI number?

I cannot find it on the article I wish to use. Any way you could take a look at the article.

This is the citation that I have so far. Please let me know if I need to change anything.
Riley, J. B. (2003). Holistic self care: Strategies for initiating a personal assessment. AAOHN Journal, 51(10): 439-447.
Also, here is the link: http://web.ebscohost.com.akin.css.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=9&sid=528b19e5-e3b2-4f86-9532-da8f9a16eb91%40sessionmgr10&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=rzh&AN=2004043060

Answer

I apologize for taking so long to respond to your question. Normally the system sends me an automatically generated email notice when I new question is asked, but I obviously must have missed it.

No, all journal articles do not have DOI numbers. The more current the article, the more likely it is to have a DOI number.

I checked your article in CINAHL and did not see a DOI (it should be fairly easy to find - it it isn't, it probably doesn't exist).

APA has a back-up plan for articles without DOIs, and that is to add the URL of the journal's homepage. To find the url, do a Google search for AAOHN Journal - the homepage will be the first result returned (from a publishing company called Slack).

Here is a link for an example of how you should create your citation - 

http://libguides.css.edu/content.php?pid=61826&sid=454612

Otherwise the parts you have look good - just double check the example for some basic formatting issues, like italicizing the journal title & volume number, and the spacing and indenting of the citation.

Have a good Easter Break!

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