Citation Examples
APA Citation Examples
Real APA 7th edition citation examples for websites, books, journal articles, and more. See formatted references and in-text citations side by side.
Template
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work: Subtitle. Publisher. DOI or URLReference list entry
Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In-text citation
(Kahneman, 2011)Journal Article
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Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. https://doi.org/xxxxxReference list entry
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelber, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207-217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
In-text citation
(Grady et al., 2019)Website
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Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site Name. URLReference list entry
World Health Organization. (2024, March 15). Climate change and health. WHO. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
In-text citation
(World Health Organization, 2024)Article
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Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Publication Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. URLReference list entry
Schultz, S. (2023, December 28). The year in science: Breakthroughs that shaped 2023. Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-year-in-science/
In-text citation
(Schultz, 2023)APA formatting tips
- 1Use sentence case for titles (capitalize only the first word and proper nouns).
- 2Include DOIs as https://doi.org/... links when available.
- 3Use "et al." after the first author for works with 3+ authors in in-text citations.
- 4Do not add a period after URLs.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most common mistake in APA citations?
Using title case instead of sentence case for article and book titles. APA 7 requires sentence case (only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized).
When should I use "et al." in APA?
For works with 3 or more authors, use the first author's name followed by "et al." in all in-text citations, including the first citation.
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