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What is APA Citation Format?

APA (American Psychological Association) citation format is the most widely used citation style in the social sciences, education, and psychology. The 7th edition, published in 2020, introduced several updates including cleaner formatting for online sources, support for up to 20 authors before using an ellipsis, and simplified DOI presentation as hyperlinks.

A complete APA citation typically includes:

  • Author(s) — Lastname, First Initial.
  • Date — (Year) or (Year, Month Day) for web sources
  • Title — In sentence case for articles; italicized for books and journals
  • Source — Publisher, journal name, website name, URL or DOI
Smith, J., & Brown, A. (2023). The impact of climate change on biodiversity. Journal of Environmental Science, 12(3), 45–67. https://doi.org/10.1000/example

Quick APA Rules

  • Authors: Lastname, F. I.
  • Up to 20 authors listed
  • 21+ → first 19 + … + last
  • No author → title first
  • No date → (n.d.)
  • Books & journals → italicized
  • Article titles → sentence case
  • DOI format: https://doi.org/…
  • Hanging indent in reference list
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Yes. This tool strictly follows the APA 7th Edition Publication Manual (2020), the current standard used in universities worldwide.

No. This is a stateless tool — no data is sent to our servers, nothing is stored. All processing happens in your browser.

Yes. Use the Bibliography Builder to add multiple citations, then export as TXT or PDF with one click.

Yes. Enter a DOI and click Auto-Fill to fetch article details automatically from the CrossRef database.

APA 7th Edition is the primary format. You can also switch to MLA 9th Edition or Harvard format using the format switcher.

Select your source type, leave the author fields blank, and the generator will automatically move the title to the author position per APA rules.