APA Citation Generator

Create APA 7th edition citations and references for websites, books, and journal articles. Fill in the source details and get a correctly formatted APA citation instantly, right in your browser.

Source Type

Author(s)

Title

Site / Publication Name

URL

Year Published

Date Accessed

Fill in at least a title above to generate a citation.

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Why use APA Citation Generator?

APA (American Psychological Association) style is widely used in psychology, education, and the social sciences. This generator builds a properly formatted APA 7th edition reference-list entry from your source details — author, year, title, and source-specific fields like a URL, publisher, or journal volume and issue. For citations in other styles from the same source details, try the general Citation Generator, which supports MLA, Chicago, IEEE, and more.

Key benefits

Follows APA 7th edition author, date, and title formatting rules
Supports websites, books, and journal articles
Runs entirely in your browser — no signup, no upload
One-click copy of the finished reference

Features

APA 7th edition author formatting (up to 20 authors, "&" before the final author)
Automatic "n.d." fallback when no year is provided
Dynamic fields based on source type
Also available: the general multi-style Citation Generator

Popular use cases

Building an APA reference list for a research paper
Citing a website, textbook, or journal article for a psychology, education, or social science course
Quickly formatting a reference entry without memorizing APA punctuation rules

How to use APA Citation Generator

1
Choose a source type
Select Website, Book, or Journal Article.
2
Fill in the source details
Enter the author, title, publication year, and other available details.
3
Copy your APA citation
The formatted APA reference appears automatically — click Copy Citation to copy it.

Frequently asked questions

Does this follow APA 7th edition rules?

Yes, author and date formatting follow APA 7th edition conventions for the most common source types.

What if I don't know the publication year?

Leave the year blank and the citation will use "n.d." (no date), as APA style specifies.

Can I cite a website with no listed author?

Yes — leave the author field blank and the citation will start with the title instead.

Does this generate an in-text citation too?

This tool generates the full reference-list entry. For an in-text citation, use the author's last name and year in parentheses, e.g. (Smith, 2026).

Is my data uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything is generated locally in your browser.

Last reviewed: July 2026

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