How do I write an APA 7 reference?

A correctly formatted APA 7th edition reference, with its in-text citation, for an article, book, chapter or web page. The calculator on this page does it free, without an account, and shows the assumptions behind the answer.

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APA 7 reference builder

A correctly formatted APA 7th edition reference, with its in-text citation, for an article, book, chapter or web page.

Kind of source

Authors, one per line

As "Surname, Initials" (Ahmed, S. K.) or "First Surname" (Sara Ahmed). An organisation as written.

Year

Or "n.d." if there is no date.

Title of the article, chapter, book or page

Article and chapter titles in sentence case: capital only for the first word, after a colon, and names.

Journal, book title (for a chapter), or website name

Volume

Issue

Pages

e.g. 123-145

Publisher (books and chapters)

Editors (chapters), one per line

Edition (books), e.g. 2

DOI or URL

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APA 7 reference builder

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