What It Does

This tool helps you create properly formatted APA 7th edition citations for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, websites, and more. It automates complex rules like author formatting, sentence-case titles, correct italics, and DOI/URL formatting to save you time and ensure accuracy.

Who It's For

This tool is an essential companion for students, researchers, academics, and anyone working on a research paper or assignment. Whether you're writing a simple essay or a complex dissertation, this tool simplifies the citation process for you.

Tool Interface

Select Source Type

Journal Article Citation

For TWO OR MORE authors, separate them with "and", "&", or ";" (e.g., "Singh, D. and Kaur, H."). A comma alone is read as one person in Surname, Given format, e.g. "Singh, Davinder" — it will NOT split into separate authors. Common agencies with "and" in the name (FDA, CDC, NASA, HHS) are recognized automatically; for other org names containing "and", use "&" or ";" instead.
Converted to sentence case automatically — double-check that proper nouns (names, places) stay capitalized.
Automatically converted to standard Title Case — type it in any case.

Book Citation

For TWO OR MORE authors, separate them with "and", "&", or ";" (e.g., "Singh, D. and Kaur, H."). A comma alone is read as one person in Surname, Given format, e.g. "Singh, Davinder" — it will NOT split into separate authors. Common agencies with "and" in the name (FDA, CDC, NASA, HHS) are recognized automatically; for other org names containing "and", use "&" or ";" instead.
Converted to sentence case automatically — double-check that proper nouns (names, places) stay capitalized.

Website Citation

Converted to sentence case automatically (not italicized — that's correct for ordinary webpages in APA 7).
Leave blank or matching the author if the site name and author are the same — APA omits the repeat automatically.
Format: YYYY, Month DD. Leave blank for "n.d." (no date).

Newspaper Article Citation

Converted to sentence case automatically — double-check that proper nouns (names, places) stay capitalized.
Automatically converted to standard Title Case — type it in any case.

Thesis/Dissertation Citation

Converted to sentence case automatically — double-check that proper nouns (names, places) stay capitalized.
Leave blank if unpublished — the citation format adjusts automatically.

Conference Paper Citation

Converted to sentence case automatically — double-check that proper nouns (names, places) stay capitalized.
Automatically converted to standard Title Case — type it in any case.

Generated Citation

Benefits

  • Saves Time: Quickly generate accurate citations without manual formatting.
  • Ensures Accuracy: Avoid common errors in author, title, and date formatting.
  • Handles Multiple Sources: Supports various source types, including journal articles, books, and websites.
  • Real Italics: Titles, journal names, and volume numbers are genuinely italicized on screen and when copied into Word or Google Docs.
  • Flexible Author Input: Type full names or Surname, Given format, and organizational/group authors are detected and kept as-is.

How to Use

  1. Select Source Type: Click on the tab for the source you want to cite (e.g., "Journal Article").
  2. Fill in the Fields: Enter the required information for your source. Use the "Fill Example" button to see how the data should be entered.
  3. Generate Citation: Click the "Generate APA Citation" button.
  4. Copy and Use: Your citation will appear below, ready to be copied and pasted into your paper or reference list, with italics preserved.

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