How APA references look
These examples were formatted by the same engine the generator uses.
APA citation generator
Find any article, book or chapter and copy it in APA Style (7th edition). Free, no sign-up.
Press / to search ·
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. Heinemann.
In-text: (Achebe, 1958)
Web page
World Health Organization. (2023, December 4). Malaria. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria
In-text: (World Health Organization, 2023)
APA 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), with a page number for quotations
- Author names
- Surname and initials for every author, e.g. Suri, T., & Jack, W.
- Many authors
- List up to 20 authors; for 21 or more, give the first 19, 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 as a link: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aah5309
Who uses APA?
APA is the default in psychology, education, nursing, business and most social sciences, and many universities use it as their house style for coursework and dissertations. The style is published by the American Psychological Association; CiteSwap follows the 7th edition (2020).
APA citation generator: frequently asked questions
How do I cite a journal article in APA?
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?
APA uses author and year in parentheses, e.g. (Suri & Jack, 2016), with a page number for quotations. For the same article: (Suri & Jack, 2016).
What is the APA reference list called?
References. Alphabetical by first author’s surname.
Which edition of APA does this generator use?
APA Style (7th edition), published by the American Psychological Association (7th edition (2020)). CiteSwap formats references with the official Citation Style Language definition of the style.
How do I cite a website in APA?
Use “Cite manually” under the search box: enter the author or organisation, page title, website name, date and URL. A web page in APA looks like this: World Health Organization. (2023, December 4). Malaria. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria
Is this APA citation generator free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no limit. Everything runs in your browser, and your references are not stored anywhere.