How to Cite Software in APA (7th Edition)

How to cite software in APA 7th edition.

Software is cited with [Computer software] in brackets after the title. Include the version number.

APA 7th Edition Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Software name (Version X.X) [Computer software]. Publisher. URL

Example Citation

IBM Corp. (2022). IBM SPSS Statistics (Version 29) [Computer software]. IBM. https://ibm.com/spss

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