LibGuides: COM 100 Melvin Speech Communication: APA Citations

APA 7th edition

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. APA is usually the preferred style in the fields of psychology and many other social sciences. The links listed below are guides to citing sources in APA format. If you want to auto-generate a citation, click on the Citation Tools tab and select one of the citation generators, such as Citation Machine or KnightCite.

APA Style Tutorials
American Psychological Association (APA) Style Tutorials and Webinars
APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th ed.)
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Excelsior College Online Writing Lab APA 7th ed.
Excelsior College Online Writing Lab provides online guides to writing in APA 7th ed. format.
Generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Bard, etc.)
APA style recommends citing the AI tool company as the author and AI tool as the title, with in-text citations and references adapted from the reference template for software in Section 10.10 of the APA Manual, 2020 (guidelines updated January 2025).
EasyBib Guide to APA Format Papers
A comprehensive guide to formatting your papers using APA style format.

Sidney Silverman Library APA Citation Examples (7th edition)
Provides a quick guide with examples to some of the most commonly cited sources.
APA Student Paper Setup Guide
This guide explains how to set up the major parts of an APA paper, including title page, headings, and references list.
Template for Typing APA Formatted Student Papers (MS-Word)
Use this template to format your APA Style student paper.

APA 7th ed. Student Paper Template - Google Docs
Use this template to format your paper in Google Docs. NOTE: This template is "View Only" - not editable. To edit it, save a copy to your Google Drive. Includes tips on how to format a paper in APA.

Tools

"Ethics, copyright laws, and courtesy to readers require authors to identify the sources of direct quotations and of any facts or opinions not generally known or easily checked."--

Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (Chicago: Chicago Univ. Press), p. 594

Annotated Bibliographies: Definitions & Samples
The OWL at Purdue
Bibme
The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the easiest way to build a works cited page in APA (6th) or MLA (8th) format.
BibGuru (APA)
An easy, ad-free way to create and add citations to your paper.
Citation Machine
Automatically formats bibliographic data for print and electronic resources into APA (6th) and MLA (8th) formats
KnightCite
Automatically generates citations for print, multimedia, and electronic resources into APA (6th), MLA (8th), and Chicago (16th) formats (free service by the Hekman Library at Calvin College).