APA Converter

About This Tool

The tool generates APA 7th edition reference list entries from structured bibliographic data. Primary users are students, researchers, writers, and librarians who need accurate, consistently formatted citations for journal articles, books, chapters, websites, theses, and reports. It addresses common formatting errors, saves time in assembling reference lists, and supports rapid drafting for manuscripts, theses, grant applications, and coursework. Core functionality centers on delivering single, ready-to-copy references that align with APA conventions for diverse source types.
Core logic applies source-type aware rules and strict parsing of author names, publication year, titles, and source identifiers. Required inputs include authors, year, title, source type, and primary container details; optional additions cover editors, translators, edition, publisher, volume, issue, pages, DOI, and URL. Advanced options handle multiple authors, DOI normalization, and punctuation consistent with APA 7 guidelines. It supports up to 20 authors before applying et al. rules and normalizes DOIs to https://doi.org/ formats when present.
Algorithms produce a single, ready-to-copy reference string. For journal articles: format authors, year, title (sentence case), journal name (title case, italic), volume (italic), issue, pages, and DOI or URL. For books: author, year, title (sentence case), edition, editors, publisher, and location if applicable. For web sources: author, year, title, site name, URL, and retrieval date when no publication date is present.
Error handling covers missing required fields, invalid dates, and malformed DOIs. Special cases include up to 20 authors listed before et al., non-Latin author names with diacritics, and sources without DOIs. The tool adheres to US-centric APA 7th edition norms and uses universal DOI formatting; it does not export other formats or generate in-text citations and assumes inputs are bibliographic data.

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