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How to Cite and Manage Sources

American Psychological Association (APA) Style

  • APA Citation Style Guide
    AOK Library & Gallery's brief PDF guide provides reference examples for common source types
     
  • APA Style References 
    The APA's website provides reference examples for a wide variety of source types, along with basic principles for citing sources and creating reference lists
     
  • APA Style How to Cite ChatGPT
    The APA's website provides guidance on quoting or reproducing the text created by ChatGPT in your paper
     

How to Cite ChatGPT and other GenAI Tools in APA 7th Edition

The example below from APA Style's guidelines page shows the in-text citation of some text quoted from ChatGPT. OpenAI is listed as the author, since it is the company that developed and released ChatGPT, followed by the year of the version used:

 

Remember to include all relevant information, such as the date or year of the GenAI version used, the name of the tool and specific version, model or software type, and a link to the AI tool itself. 

The specific appendix or supplementary material created for the quoted text needs to be mentioned both in the body of your paper, and in your reference list as well: 

For more information, please refer to the APA Style's official guidelines page. If you'd like to know how to cite other sources in APA format, take a look at our APA Citation Style Guide in our How to Cite and Manage Sources LibGuide.