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APSA Citation Generator
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Built for political science students and researchers. Generate American Political Science Association (APSA) bibliography entries and author-date in-text citations from a DOI, URL, title, or manual fields—then verify against your source.
- APSA-style bibliography formatting
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Smith, J. A.; Lee, M. Catalytic Pathways in Sustainable Chemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (12), 1234–1245. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.example
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Smith and Lee (1) reported…
BibTeX
@article{smith2024catalytic, author = {Smith, J. A. and Lee, M.}, title = {Catalytic Pathways in Sustainable Chemistry}, journal = {J. Am. Chem. Soc.}, year = {2024}, volume = {146}, number = {12}, pages = {1234--1245}, doi = {10.1021/jacs.example} }
ACS typically uses numbered superscript or italicized journal abbreviations.
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APSA Citation Examples
Political science samples formatted in APSA (Chicago author-date) style
Samples
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Political science journal article
Bibliography
Callahan, Brianna, and Omar F. Ruiz. 2022. “Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout.” American Political Science Review 116 (3): 890–905.
In-text
(Callahan and Ruiz 2022)
APSA Style Quick Tips
APSA follows Chicago author-date conventions for political science. Use this generator as a draft, then match your course syllabus or APSA Style Manual.
Use Chicago-style author-date citations adapted for political science- In text: (Smith 2020) or (Smith 2020, 45)
- Alphabetize the reference list by author surname
- Italicize book and journal titles; quote article titles
- Include DOI or stable URL for online sources when available
- Always double-check publisher place, volume, and page details
Sample APSA pattern
Author, First M., and Second Author. Year. “Article Title.” Journal Name Volume (Issue): Pages.
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APSA (American Political Science Association) style is based on Chicago author-date and is widely used in political science. You cite sources with author and year in the text and list full references alphabetically at the end.
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