This citation generator will help you correctly cite your sources in APA format, using the latest version available (6th edition). Whether you need help citing a book, newspaper article, online journal, youtube video, movie, or even an example essay in APA, this generator will output 100% accurate citations based on the source information you provide. Once you click "generate" our generator will format the citation per correct structure and format, allowing you to copy the result and paste it right into your works cited page, reference page, or bibliography.
This APA Citation Generator will automatically create citations like these examples (below)
Format:
For Print
Author's Last Name, First letter of Author's First Name. Author's Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article. Title of Periodical that should be italicized, Volume(Issue), pages article can be found on.
For Online
Author's Last Name, First letter of Author's First Name. Author's Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article. Title of Periodical that should be italicized, Volume(Issue), pp.-pp DOI:XX.XXXX
DOI = digital object identifier, which should be assigned to online journals (begins with a 10 and each group of numbers is seperated with a slash), if one is not assigned, the format would look like:
Author's Last Name, First letter of Author's First Name. Author's Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article. Title of Periodical that should be italicized, Volume(Issue), Retrieved from journal URL
Examples:
For Print
Kerner, I. (2017). What counts as 'cheating' in the digital age?: The Journal of Infidelity, 16(10-12), 147-148.
For Online
Carney, D. (2002). Lung Cancer — Time to Move on from Chemotherapy. New England Journal of Medicine, 346, 126-128. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200201103460211
Format:
Last Name, First letter of first name, first letter of middle name (if available) (Year, Month, Day Published). Article title italized, retrieved from URL
Example:
O'Brien. S.A. (2017, Oct 3). Walmart eyes same-day delivery in New York City. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com
Format:
Author Last Name, Author First Name initial and middle name initial (if available) (year published) Book. City, State: Publisher
Example:
Banner, S. (2002). The Death Penalty: An American History. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Format:
Author Last Name, Author First Name initial and middle name initial (if available) [username of user that posted video]. (year, month, day published). title of video [Video File]. Retrieved from Link to Youtube Video.
If no author is provided, just start with [username of user that posted video].
Example:
[The Young Turks]. (2017, Oct 2). Guitarist At Vegas Shooting Changes Mind On Gun Control [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sla9JpHZ9c
Format:
Text you are citing (author last name, year published)
If no author, text you are citing (website name, year of publication)
Example:
The "luxury submarine" will be built in collaboration with Triton Submarines, a company that produces multi-million dollar submersibles for wealthy clients (Petroff, 2017).
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