APA Citation Generator

APA Citation Generator helps students, researchers, and academic writers create accurate APA 7th edition citations and bibliographies instantly. Writing academic papers requires precise formatting for every source. This application automates the reference creation process, allowing you to cite books, journal articles, websites, videos, wikipedia articles, and dissertations in standard American Psychological Association format.

AUTOMATED CITATION GENERATION
The app extracts bibliographic metadata from online databases and APIs to construct proper citations without manual data entry.
- Book Citations: Enter a 10-digit or 13-digit ISBN to retrieve book titles, authors, publishers, and publication years automatically.
- Journal Article Citations: Enter a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to pull full article details from academic registries.
- Website Citations: Paste any webpage URL to extract article titles, authors, site names, and publishing dates.
- Video Citations: Paste YouTube or Vimeo links to format video titles, channel names, and upload dates into APA style.
- Wikipedia Citations: Paste a Wikipedia article link to generate an entry with retrieval date formatting.
- Thesis and Dissertation Citations: Input institutional parameters to generate references for master theses and doctoral dissertations.

MANUAL ENTRY SYSTEM
When automated lookup is unavailable or incomplete, the structured manual entry workflow allows you to input source details step by step:
1. Basic Information: Input the title of the work, publication year, and URL.
2. Authors: Add author last names and first names in the exact order required for APA formatting.
3. Publication Details: Enter publisher names, page numbers, and DOIs.

PERSONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY MANAGER
Keep all your research sources organized in one place:
- Save generated references to your personal in-app bibliography.
- Filter saved items by source category (Book, Journal, Website, Video, Thesis).
- Copy formatted APA citations to your clipboard with a single tap.
- Share citation strings directly into your word processor, email, or study notes.

ACCURATE APA 7TH EDITION FORMATTING RULES
Every citation produced follows official APA 7th edition guidelines:
- Author Name Inversion: Formats names as Last Name, Initials (e.g., Smith, J. D.).
- Publication Dates: Formats publication years or retrieval dates correctly.
- Work Titles: Applies proper title capitalization and markdown italicization.
- Identifiers: Integrates standard DOI links and URL retrieval strings.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This tool is designed for university students, college students, high school researchers, academic faculty, and professional researchers preparing essays, term papers, literature reviews, theses, and journal manuscripts.
Simplify your academic writing process and ensure your reference list complies with APA formatting standards.