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APA 7th Edition — PubMed & PMC

APA 7 Citation Generator for PubMed Articles

Paste a PMID, PMCID, or PubMed URL to get a verified APA 7 citation instantly. Useful for nursing, psychology, and biomedical papers that require APA formatting.

APA 7 Format for PubMed Articles

Standard (with DOI):

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Vol(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx

No DOI (with PubMed URL):

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Vol(Issue), Pages. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/xxxxxxxx/

With PMID note (optional):

Author, A. A. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Vol(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx [PMID: xxxxxxxx]

APA 7 PubMed Citation Examples

Cite by PMID (with DOI)

Paste the PMID: 38123456 — CiteMe adds the DOI automatically

Lastname, A. B., & Other, C. D. (2024). Title of the journal article. Journal Name, 29(4), 123–145. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-00001-2

Cite from PMC URL

Paste a full PMC URL like https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMCxxxxxxx/

Lastname, A. B. (2022). Title of the study. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 54, jrm00275. https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v54.2275

Article with no DOI (PubMed URL)

When there is no DOI, cite the PubMed URL directly

Lastname, A. B., & Other, C. D. (2023). Title of the paper without DOI. Journal Name, 45(2), 89–104. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12345678/

How to cite a PubMed article in APA 7 — 3 steps

1

Find the PMID or DOI

Search PubMed for your article. The PMID appears below the title. The DOI, if available, is shown on the abstract page or the publisher link.

2

Paste into CiteMe

Paste the PMID, PMCID, DOI, or the full PubMed / PMC URL into the search bar above. CiteMe fetches the article metadata automatically.

3

Copy your citation

The APA 7 citation is generated instantly with DOI preferred. Copy it to your References page or save it to your library.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use APA to cite a PubMed article?

Yes. APA 7 is commonly used in nursing, psychology, social-sciences-in-health, and biomedical research when the target journal or program requires APA. Vancouver is more common in pure biomedical/clinical papers, but APA is widely accepted. Paste the PMID into CiteMe and choose APA 7 as the style.

What is a PMID?

A PMID (PubMed Identifier) is a unique number assigned to every article indexed in PubMed, the biomedical literature database maintained by the National Library of Medicine. It appears below the article title on PubMed. Example: PMID: 38123456.

How do I find the PMID of an article?

Search for the article on PubMed (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). The PMID is displayed below the title on the results page and article detail page. It is also shown on the article's abstract page in the sidebar. Paste the PMID directly into CiteMe.

How to cite a PubMed article in APA 7?

APA 7 format for a journal article retrieved from PubMed: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx. The DOI is preferred over the PubMed URL when available. CiteMe generates this automatically from the PMID.

Should I include PMID in an APA 7 citation?

APA 7 does not require the PMID in the reference list — it uses DOI as the canonical identifier for journal articles. If a DOI exists, prefer it. The PMID can be added in square brackets at the end as supplementary information (e.g., [PMID: 38123456]) if your department or professor asks for it.

What is the difference between PMID and PMCID?

PMID is the PubMed identifier for an article's metadata record. PMCID (PubMed Central ID, starting with PMC) is the identifier for the full-text version in PubMed Central, the free full-text archive. Some articles have both; others have only a PMID. CiteMe accepts both identifiers.

How do I cite an article from PubMed Central (PMC)?

Paste the PMC URL (e.g., https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4031825/) into CiteMe. The tool fetches the journal name, volume, issue, pages, and DOI, and generates an APA 7 citation with the DOI as the preferred permanent link.

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