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APA 7th Edition Citation Guide

Website

Components

Author Last name, First Initial. (Date of Publication). Entry title. Website. URL

Example

Cartwright, M. (2016, March 24). Persephone. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.wolrdhistory.org/persephone

Note: If there is no date put (n.d.).
Website - Government Source

Components

Government entity or Author Last Name, First Initial. (Date of Publication). Entry title. URL

Example

Center for Disease Control. (2021, December 02). Home canning and botulism. https://www.ced.gov/foodsafety/communication /home-canning- and botulism.html

Blog Post

Components

Author Last name, First Initial or Username. (Date of Publication). Title of post. Blog/Website. URL

Example

Luther, J. (2019, November 06). Born digital – The expanding universe of research content. The Scholarly Kitchen.  https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/11/ 06/born-digital-the-expanding-universe-of-research-content/

YouTube or other Streaming Video

Components

Creator Last Name, First Initial/Username. (Upload Date). Title of video [Video]. Video Source. URL

Example

zefrank1. (2013, May 21). True facts about the aye aye [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHs5POy8-8Y

Note: To cite a quote from a YouTube video or other source, provide a time stamp in the in-text citations.

Note: When citing a TED Talk, put the type of talk (conference or events) in the Video Source spot. Ex: TED Events.

Podcast Episode

Components

Last Name, First Initial (Host or Executive Producer). (Episode Air Date). Episode title. (Episode number) [Audio or video podcast episode]. In Podcast Title. Production Company. URL

Example

Mahnke, A. (Host & Producer). (2022, July 04). Episode 202: Surface tension. (No. 202) [Audio podcast episode]. In Lore. Aaron Mahnke.  https://www.lorepodcast.com/episodes/202

Music Album

Components

Last Name, First Initial/Group/Artist. (Release Date). Album title [Album]. Production Company

Example

Bowie, D. (2016)Blackstar [Album]. Columbia

Single Song

Components

Last name, First Initial/Group/Artist. (Release Date). Song title [Song]. On Album Title. Label company.

Example

Ice Nine Kills. (2021, October 15). Funeral derangements [Song]. On The silver scream 2: Welcome to horrowood. Fearless Records

Speech (Audio Recording)

Components

Last name, First initial. (Date speech was given). Speech title [Speech audio recording]. Website. URL

Example

King, M.L. Jr. (1963, August 28). I have a dream [Speech audio recording]. American rhetoric. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/ speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Computer Software

Components

Last name, First initial or creator of software. (Date). Name of software or app (Version) [Computer software or app]. Publisher. URL 

Example 

Chéreau, F. (Project Coordinator), Wolf, A. (Developer), Chéreau, G. (Developer), Zotti, G. (Developer), & Chardinot, M. (Developer). (2019). Stellarium (Version 0.19.3) [Computer software]. https://stellarium.org/en/

TV Series

Components

Executive producer last name, First initial. (Executive Producer). (Years TV show ran).Title of TV show. [TV Series]. Production company; if multiple production companies, separate with a semicolon. 

Example

Serling, R. (Executive Producer). (1959-1964). The Twilight Zone. [TV Series]. Caguya Productions; CBS Productions. 

Note: If the series is still airing, replace the second year with the word present. Ex: (2015-present). 
Movie

Components

Director Last name, First Initial. (Director). (Year of Release). Title. [Film]. Production company. 

Example

Scott, R. (Director). (1979). Alien. [Film].   Brandywine Productions. 

 
TV Series Episode

Components

Episode Writer Last Name, First Initial. (Writer), Episode Director Last Name, First Initial, (Director). (Episode Airdate Year, Month Day).  Episode title (Season number, Episode number) [TV Series episode]. In First Initial. Last Name, (Executive Producers), Title of Show. Production Company. 

Example

Oakley, B. (Writer), Weinstein, J. (Writer) & Lynch, J. (Director). (1995, May 21). Who shot Mr. Burns (Part one) (Season 6, Episode 25)  [TV Series episode]. In D. Mirkin, J. L. Brooks, M. Groening, & S. Simon, (Executive Producers), The Simpsons. Gracie Films; Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

 

 
Video Game

Components

Developer/Creator. (Date). Title. [Gaming Platform]. Publisher. URL (if available) 

Example

Volmer, A., & Wohlwend, G. (2014). Threes [Mobile iOS]. Sirvo. http://play.threesgame.com/.