ASA Citation Examples
View correctly formatted ASA (7th edition) citation examples for 5 common source types. Each example includes both the references entry and the corresponding in-text citation.
Book
References Entry:
Smith, Jane D. 2024. The Art of Research. London: Academic Press.
In-Text Citation:
(Smith 2024)
Journal Article
References Entry:
Lee, Alex B. and Chris Park. 2024. "Modern Citation Practices." Journal of Academic Writing 15(2):45–67.
In-Text Citation:
(Lee and Park 2024:50)
Website
References Entry:
World Health Organization. 2024. "Global Health Statistics." Retrieved March 20, 2024 (https://www.who.int/statistics).
In-Text Citation:
(World Health Organization 2024)
Book Chapter
References Entry:
Jones, Maria. 2024. "Research Methods in Sociology." Pp. 55–80 in Handbook of Sociological Research, edited by S. Brown. New York: University Press.
In-Text Citation:
(Jones 2024:60)
Newspaper Article
References Entry:
Garcia, Carlos. 2024. "New Trends in Academic Citation." New York Times, March 15, p. A1.
In-Text Citation:
(Garcia 2024)
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- What does an ASA citation look like?
- An ASA citation includes a references entry with full source details and an in-text citation. The format varies by source type. For example, a book citation in ASA (7th edition) includes the author, year, title, and publisher.
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- CitationEasy provides ASA citation examples for 5 source types including book, journal article, website, book chapter, newspaper article. Each example includes both the references entry and the corresponding in-text citation.
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