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APA Citation Generator (7th Edition)
Create APA 7 references and in-text citations in seconds. Paste a link, DOI or ISBN, check the details, then copy the reference or build your whole reference list.
APA 7th edition
Paste a link, DOI or ISBN, or fill in the details, and your citation appears here.
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APA 7 reference format
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the work. Source. https://doi.org/xxxx. Authors are listed by last name and initials (up to 20), the date follows in brackets, and the source ends with a DOI or URL. Use (n.d.) when there's no date.
What goes in italics in APA
Italicize the titles of standalone works: books, reports, web pages and videos. For journal articles, the article title is plain and the journal name and volume number are italic.
Capitalization in APA titles
APA uses sentence case for the titles of articles, books and web pages: capitalize only the first word, the first word after a colon, and proper nouns. Journal names keep title case. The generator keeps titles as you type them, so adjust capitals if needed.
APA in-text citations
Put the author's last name and the year in brackets: (Smith, 2020). For two authors use an ampersand, (Smith & Lee, 2020), and for three or more use et al. from the first citation: (Smith et al., 2020). In a sentence, write: Smith and Lee (2020) found…
APA citation examples
Journal article
Grady, J. S., Her, M., & Moreno, G. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
In text: (Grady et al., 2019)
Book
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association.
In text: (Jackson, 2019)
Web page
Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e
In text: (Bologna, 2019)
APA Citation Generator FAQs
Is this APA generator up to date with the 7th edition?
Yes. It follows the APA Publication Manual, 7th edition: up to 20 authors in a reference, no publisher location for books, DOIs written as https://doi.org links, and et al. from the first in-text citation for three or more authors.
Is this citation generator free?
Yes. It's free, with no sign-up, no ads and no limit on how many citations you make. Your reference list is kept in your browser so you can come back to it.
Can it fill in the details for me?
Yes. Paste a website link, a DOI (for journal articles) or an ISBN (for books), and it looks up the title, authors, date and publication details. You can edit anything before copying.
How do I cite a website with no author in APA?
Start the reference with the page title, then the date: Title of page. (2020, May 4). Site Name. URL. In the text, use the title in italics and the year: (Title of Page, 2020).
Are generated citations always right?
The format follows each style's official rules, but a citation is only as good as its details. Auto-filled details sometimes miss an author or date, so check them against the source, and check your instructor's requirements.
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