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The Basics of APA Citations

APA (American Psychological Association) is a widely used citation style for academic writing, particularly in the social sciences. Understanding how to use APA citations correctly is important for ensuring the credibility and reliability of your work, as well as avoiding plagiarism. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the basics of APA citations, including in-text citations and reference list entries.

In-text citations:

In-text citations are short citations that appear within the text of your paper and signal to the reader the sources you have used. In APA style, in-text citations include the author’s last name and the year of publication. For example: (Smith, 2020). If you are quoting directly from a source, you will also include the page number(s): (Smith, 2020, p. 10).

Reference list entries:

A reference list is a comprehensive list of all the sources cited in your paper. Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the first word of each entry and should match exactly the in-text citations in your paper.

APA citation format for different types of common sources:

  • Books: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. Example: Smith, J. (2021). The Power of Positive Thinking. Penguin.
  • Journal articles: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page range. Example: Brown, D. (2020). The effects of stress on memory. Journal of Psychology, 52(4), 223-229.
  • Websites: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of webpage. Website Name. URL Example: Johnson, S. (2021, May 12). The benefits of exercise. Healthy Living. https://www.healthyliving.com/benefits-of-exercise/
  • Other sources: APA citation guidelines also cover a range of other sources such as interviews, personal communications, legal documents, and more. Be sure to consult the APA Publication Manual or a reliable online resource for specific citation guidelines.

In conclusion, understanding APA citations is an important aspect of academic writing. Proper use of citations demonstrates your attention to detail, your respect for the work of others, and your commitment to producing credible and trustworthy research. Make sure to follow the guidelines outlined in this post, and consult the APA Publication Manual or a reliable online resource for specific questions.

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Print Article Citations added

Today we added a brand new feature to our APA citation generator: Print article citations.

Whether we are talking about newspaper articles, magazine articles, or any other form of print article, you can now cite them in the correct APA format with our citation generator. No more worries about the correct format or citation mistakes.

Simply head over to https://www.apa-citation-generator.com/print/ and enter the required details to generate your APA citation.

Enjoy!

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Thesis and Dissertation Papers added

Today we are excited to announce that we have added a new source format to your APA citation generator: Thesis and Dissertation Papers.

With this new addition you can now cite theses and dissertations in the correct APA format without having to worry about formatting mistakes.

Simply head over to https://www.apa-citation-generator.com/thesis/ and enter the required details to generate your APA citation.

We hope you’ll find this useful!

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Wikipedia Citations added

Today we added a new feature to our APA citation generator: Wikipedia page citations.

With this new addition you can now cite any wikipedia page in the correct APA format without having to worry about incorrect formatting.

Just go to https://www.apa-citation-generator.com/wikipedia/ and enter the required details to generate your APA citation today.

Enjoy!

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Feature Overview & Coming Updates

Since our new APA citation generator has gone online, thousands of students from around the world (but especially the US) have used it to generate correctly formatted APA citations for their academic papers.

We thought this would be a good time to briefly run through the features we currently offer, and the upcoming features we will release in the coming days and weeks.

Features available right now

Currently we offer the four most popular sources for your APA citations, namely:

  1. Website
  2. Book or Textbook
  3. Journal
  4. Video

You can use these free of charge and as much as you like!

Features coming in the next few days

We have a few new sources to add this week, namely:

  1. Thesis or Dissertation Paper
  2. Wikipedia Page
  3. Print Article (Newspaper, Magazine etc..)

We are also planning to automate some of the original sources, adding an auto-fill feature where users simply enter the URL of a website or Video, while we populate the remaining fields automatically. This should simplify and speed up our citation generation capabilities.

As always, we will strive to improve our service further beyond this, so over the coming weeks you can watch out for more improvements!

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Welcome to Apa-Citation-Generator.com

We just launched this new APA citation generator and we couldn’t be more excited about it!

Gone are the days that students have to guess the right format or the right way to cite a certain source. Our citation generator makes it extremely easy and quick to cite your sources correctly without worrying about mistakes or incorrect formatting.

We are starting with the most popular source formats to get going, but over time we are sure to add more as we go along. For now, however, you can use the following source formats:

  1. Website
  2. Journal Article
  3. Book or Textbook
  4. Video

In the coming days we will be adding more, so check back soon!

Go give it a try at https://www.apa-citation-generator.com/