APA Citation Generator
Build accurate citations for books, journal articles, websites, chapters and newspapers. Get APA 7th edition plus MLA 9th edition and Chicago formats, build a saved bibliography, and export it as text.
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Format reference (correct examples)
Book — APA 7
Smith, J. A. (2020). Research methods in education (3rd ed.). Academic Press.
Journal article — APA 7
Ahmed, S., & Khan, R. (2022). Effects of sleep on learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 14(2), 101-118. https://doi.org/10.0000/example
Website — APA 7
World Health Organization. (2023). Global health report. https://www.who.int/report
Tips
- APA lists initials, MLA and Chicago list full first names — the tool applies this automatically.
- Always add the DOI or URL for online sources when you have one.
- Book and article titles are italicised in APA; in MLA only the container title is italicised.
- For more than three authors, enter all names and the tool follows the "et al." rule for each style.