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APA References: Source Types

APA 7 Source Types

  1. Textual Works

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Unpublished Works

  1. Audio Visual Media

Audio Works

Podcasts

Visual Works

Powerpoint Slides

Images

Infographics

Audiovisual Works

YouTube Videos

Ted Talks

  1. Online Media

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

  1. Data Sets, Software, and Tests

This group includes computer-based sources and tools.

Data Sets

Software, Mobile Apps, Apparatuses, and Equipment

Tests, Scales, and Inventories