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American Psychologist Citation Generator

Create accurate American Psychologist citations for books, articles, and websites in one click.

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American Psychologist citation examples

The same three sources formatted in American Psychologist — an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author:

Journal article
Rivera, M., & Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
Book
Okafor, A. (2019). The craft of research writing (2nd ed.). University Press.
Website
Larsen, S. (2023, May 14). How peer review works. Open Science Digest. https://www.example.org/peer-review
In-text citation (for the journal article)
(Rivera & Chen, 2021)

About American Psychologist

Citation style for American Psychologist. From the Citation Style Language repository.

When to use American Psychologist: When submitting to or citing in publications that use the American Psychologist style. Common in: United States.

Subject areas: psychology.

Formatting rules: American Psychologist follows the formatting of APA 7, the parent style it is based on.

How to use this American Psychologist generator

Paste a DOI, a URL to a news article or webpage, or raw BibTeX into the box above. You can also search for a book by title or author and cite it by ISBN. Choose "American Psychologist" in the style dropdown (it's pre-selected on this page), then click "Generate citation." Copy the result into your reference list or bibliography. You can edit the generated entry (e.g. fix a title or add a date) before copying.

Frequently asked questions about American Psychologist

What is American Psychologist?
Citation style for American Psychologist. From the Citation Style Language repository.
When should I use American Psychologist?
When submitting to or citing in publications that use the American Psychologist style.
What does an in-text citation look like in American Psychologist?
American Psychologist is an author–date style: in-text citations name the author and year, and the reference list is alphabetized by author. Citing our sample journal article in the text looks like: (Rivera & Chen, 2021)
What does a American Psychologist reference list entry look like?
A journal article formatted in American Psychologist looks like this: Rivera, M., & Chen, D. (2021). The mapping of meaning: A study of citation practice. Journal of Scholarly Communication, 12(3), 145–162. https://doi.org/10.1000/jsc.2021.145
How can I generate a American Psychologist citation?
Use the free generator on this page: paste a DOI, URL (e.g. a news article), or BibTeX, or search for a book by title or author. Select American Psychologist as the citation style and click Generate to get a formatted reference you can copy into your paper or bibliography.

CitationEasy supports many citation styles from around the world. Our generator uses Citation Style Language (CSL) styles from the official CSL repository.