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EN 263 Young Adult (YA) Literature

Selected APA References Examples

APA Manual (7th Edition)

 

Print Book

Author's Last Name, Initials. (Year). Book title. Publisher.

Roach, M. (2010). Packing for Mars: The curious science of life in the void. W. W. Norton.

 

Journal Article

Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year). Article title. Journal Title, volume(issue), page-range. URL

Okon, E., & Sudarsky, D. (2018). Losing stuff down a black hole. Foundations of Physics, 48(4), 411-428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-018-0154-3

 

Webpage

Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year, Month Day). Page title. Name of Website. URL

Howell, E. (2018, March 30). Exoplanets: Worlds beyond our solar system. Space.com. https://www.space.com/17738-exoplanets.html

 

Online APA Citation Examples

Citing an AI Chatbot

Cite an AI Chat

AI Company Name. (year, month day). Title of chat in italics [Description, such as Generative AI chat]. Tool Name/Model. URL of the chat

  • Parenthetical citation: (AI Company Name, year)
  • Narrative citation: AI Company Name (year)
Cite an AI Tool

AI Company Name. (year). Tool Name/Model in Italics and Title Case [Description; e.g., Large language model]. URL of the tool

  • Parenthetical citation: (AI Company Name, year)
  • Narrative citation: AI Company Name (year)

 

Further Guidance

APA's most recent official guidance on citing AI is available in these blog posts from September 9, 2025:

You may also want to read the official APA Publishing Policies related to the use of AI in scholarship.

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