How APA 6 references look
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APA 6 citation generator
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Journal article
Suri, T., & Jack, W. (2016). The long-run poverty and gender impacts of mobile money. Science, 354(6317), 1288–1292. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aah5309
In-text: (Suri & Jack, 2016)
Book
Achebe, C. (1958). Things fall apart. London: Heinemann.
In-text: (Achebe, 1958)
Web page
World Health Organization. (2023, December 4). Malaria. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria
In-text: (World Health Organization, 2023)
APA 6 rules at a glance
- Reference list
- References: alphabetical by first author’s surname
- In-text citations
- author and year in parentheses, e.g. (Suri & Jack, 2016); three to five authors are all named the first time, then shortened to “et al.”
- Author names
- Surname and initials for every author, e.g. Suri, T., & Jack, W.
- Many authors
- List up to seven authors; for eight or more, give the first six, an ellipsis, then the last author
- Date
- Straight after the authors, in parentheses: (2016).
- Titles
- Sentence case; article titles: plain text, no quotation marks, sentence case
- Italics
- Journal name and volume number; book and report titles
- DOIs and links
- DOI at the end; web pages use “Retrieved from” before the URL, and books give the city of publication (London: Heinemann)
Who uses APA 6?
APA 6 was replaced by the 7th edition in 2020, but many departments and journals still ask for it. If your handbook’s examples show the publisher’s city (“London: Heinemann”) and “Retrieved from” before web links, it is APA 6. The style is published by the American Psychological Association; CiteSwap follows the 6th edition (2010).
APA 6 citation generator: frequently asked questions
How do I cite a journal article in APA 6?
Search for the article by title, author or DOI above and copy the formatted reference. For example, the Suri and Jack article in Science becomes: Suri, T., & Jack, W. (2016). The long-run poverty and gender impacts of mobile money. Science, 354(6317), 1288–1292. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aah5309
How do in-text citations work in APA 6?
APA 6 uses author and year in parentheses, e.g. (Suri & Jack, 2016); three to five authors are all named the first time, then shortened to “et al.”. For the same article: (Suri & Jack, 2016).
What is the APA 6 reference list called?
References. Alphabetical by first author’s surname.
Which edition of APA 6 does this generator use?
APA Style (6th edition), published by the American Psychological Association (6th edition (2010)). CiteSwap formats references with the official Citation Style Language definition of the style.
How do I cite a website in APA 6?
Use “Cite manually” under the search box: enter the author or organisation, page title, website name, date and URL. A web page in APA 6 looks like this: World Health Organization. (2023, December 4). Malaria. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria
Is this APA 6 citation generator free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no limit. Everything runs in your browser, and your references are not stored anywhere.