APA References: Source Types
APA 7 Source Types
This group includes written and text-based sources, both in print and online, including books, reference works, reports, gray literature, and more.
Periodicals
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Blogs
Books and Reference Works
Ebooks
Audiobooks
Reports and Gray Literature
Reports
Policy Briefs
Press Releases
Theses and Dissertations
Review of Other Works
Edited Book Chapters and Ref. Work Entries
Dictionary Entries
Wikipedia Entries
Conference Papers and Presentations
Unpublished Works
Audio Works
Podcasts
Visual Works
Powerpoint Slides
Images
Infographics
Audiovisual Works
YouTube Videos
Ted Talks
This group includes online news sites, social media, and other webpages that don’t fit into the other groups.
Websites and webpages
Online News Sites
Social Media
This group includes computer-based sources and tools.
Data Sets
Software, Mobile Apps, Apparatuses, and Equipment
Tests, Scales, and Inventories