Assume we are citing the article The Challenges facing Midwest Honey Producers written by Allen Goodman and appearing on pages 12-26 of the January 15, 2010 journal Midwest Farming. The article is archived in the LexisNexis database that you accessed January 12, 2011. Assume the article has a digital object identifier (DOI) of doi:10.1087087667.
Cite the journal using MLA style. Follow the same guidelines for citing a print periodical but drop the medium print, include the page numbers if they are available and next include the database title in italics. Follow the database with the publication medium web and the date of access. Cite the article in step 1 using MLA style as follows: Goodman, Allen. "The Challenges Facing Midwest Honey Producers." Midwest Farming (italicized) (2010): 12-26. LexisNexis (italicized). Web. 12 Jan. 2011
When citing a periodical from the LexisNexis database using APA style, follow the same guidelines for citing a print periodical. Include the DOI (data object identifier) after the page number. Cite the article in Step 1 using APA style as follows: Goodman, Allen. (2010). The Challenges Facing Midwest Honey Producers. Midwest Farming (italicized), 12-26. doi:10.1087087667.
When citing a periodical from the LexisNexis database using Chicago style, cite the reference as usual and append the database name and an accession number in parenthesis. Allen Goodman, "The Challenges Facing Midwest Honey Producers," Midwest Farming, January 15, 2010, LexisNexis Academic.