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APA Citation GeneratorGenerate APA 7th edition citations for books, journals, and websites.

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APA Citation Generator

Generate APA 7th edition citations for books, journals, and websites.

How to Use
1

Select Source

Choose book, journal, website, or chapter.

2

Enter Details

Input author, title, year, publisher as key: value pairs.

3

Copy Citation

Get reference list entry and in-text citation.

What Is APA Citation Generator?

Creates APA 7th edition citations for psychology, education, social sciences, and STEM. Generates reference list entries and in-text citations for books, journals, websites, and chapters. APA 7 allows up to 20 authors, formats DOIs as hyperlinks, and removed publisher location requirements.

Why Use Our APA Citation Generator?

  • Reference list entries and in-text citations
  • Four source types
  • Current APA 7 rules
  • Automatic author name formatting
  • APA-specific formatting notes

Common Use Cases

Research Papers

Citations for psychology and social science research.

Graduate Theses

Meet APA 7 requirements.

Journal Submissions

Format for APA journals.

Student Assignments

Accurate citations for projects.

Technical Guide

Parses key: value input. Author names formatted to Last, F. M. Multiple authors with ", & ". Books: Author (Year). *Title*. Publisher. Journals: Author (Year). Title. *Journal*, *Vol*(Issue), Pages. DOI. Websites: Author (Year). *Title*. Retrieved Date, from URL. In-text: parenthetical and narrative forms.

Tips & Best Practices

  • 1
    Use DOIs over URLs
  • 2
    For 3+ authors: et al.
  • 3
    No publisher location in APA 7
  • 4
    Alphabetize reference list
  • 5
    Hanging indent for entries

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Frequently Asked Questions

QAPA 7 changes?
No publisher location, DOI hyperlinks, up to 20 authors, simplified title pages.
QWhen et al.?
For 3+ authors from first citation.
QInput format?
Key: value, one field per line.
QMultiple authors?
Separate with semicolons or ampersands.
QNo DOI?
Include URL for online sources.

About APA Citation Generator

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