How to Cite an Encyclopedia or Wikipedia Article in APA 7th edition
Britannica, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and other encyclopedias.
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Example in APA 7th edition
Citing Wikipedia? Use this type, with the permanent link and the date of the version you read. APA gives that date in full, as in (2019, December 8), and we print the year only, so add the month and day by hand. How to cite Wikipedia
What APA 7th edition includes
These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.
- Entry Title
- Author(s)
- Encyclopedia
- Editor(s)
- Edition
- Publisher
- Date Published
- URL
Take the entry’s title, and its author if it names one, from the article, and the editors, edition and publisher from the encyclopedia’s title page or about page. Online, link to a fixed version if there is one, such as a Wikipedia permanent link or an archived edition of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and give its date. There is no box for a volume, so add one by hand if your style asks for it.
The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in APA 7th edition.
