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APA Citation Generator for Journal articles
Create APA 7th edition citations for journal articles with the right author order, dates, capitalisation and italics. Copying keeps the italics in Word and Google Docs, and you can build an alphabetised References. Everything runs in your browser.
Citation generator
Duckworth, A., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087
In-text: (Duckworth et al., 2007)
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APA journal article example
Duckworth, A., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087
In-text: (Duckworth et al., 2007)
APA formatting rules the generator applies
- Authors: surname and initials; use “&” before the last author; list up to 20.
- Date in brackets right after the author: (2024, March 5).
- Titles of articles and pages in sentence case; books, videos and reports in italics.
- End with the DOI or URL — no full stop after it.
Tips
- Enter one author per line — as “First Last” or “Last, First”. Wrap organisations in {braces} if they are mistaken for a person.
- Use YYYY-MM-DD dates, or just the year when that is all you have.
- Check proper nouns after sentence-casing (APA) — untick “Fix title capitalisation” to keep your own capitals.
Journal article citation in each style
| Style | Reference entry | In-text |
|---|---|---|
| APA | Duckworth, A., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087 | (Duckworth et al., 2007) |
| MLA | Duckworth, Angela, et al. "Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 92, no. 6, 2007, pp. 1087–1101, https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087. | (Duckworth et al.) |
| Chicago | Duckworth, Angela, Christopher Peterson, Michael D. Matthews, and Dennis R. Kelly. "Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 92, no. 6 (2007): 1087–1101. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.92.6.1087. | Duckworth et al., Grit. |