APA 7th Citation Guide

General Guidelines

• Ensure your punctuation is correct

  • Map title: In sentence case and in italics. 

• Ensure your formatting is correct
  • ​Follow our red format structure and view our examples in black. E.g., Look at the elements of the reference we have italicized. You also italicize that same element in your reference.

Format

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of map [Type of map]. http://xxxx

Group Author. (Year of publication). Title of map [Type of map]. http://xxxx

Examples

Moll, H. (1715). This map of North America [map]. https://www.loc.gov/item/99446137/

Cram, G. F. (ca. 1883). Indexed railroad and county map of Georgia [map]. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688460/ 

United States Geological Survey. (2018). Aquifers: Map of the principal aquifers of the United States [map]. https://water.usgs.gov/ogw/aquifer/map.html

Dynamically created maps are ones that you generate yourself on an app or website; for example, you map out directions on Google Maps.

Specific Guidelines

• ​As dynamically created maps (e.g., Google Maps) do not have a title, describe the map in square brackets. Follow this with "Retrieved" and the retrieval date.
• If the map generator has a URL shortener service, e.g., Google Maps does, then shorten the URL.

Format

Author, A. A. (n.d.). [Title of map]. Retrieved Month, day, year, from http://xxxx

Group Author. (n.d.). [Title of map]. Retrieved Month, day, year, from http://xxxx

Examples

Augusta Maps. (n.d.). [Zoning of Augusta, Georgia]. Retrieved March 24 from https://gismap.augustaga.gov/augustajs/

Eviction Lab. (n.d.). [Eviction data and eviction rate for North Augusta, South Carolina]. Retrieved March 24 from https://evictionlab.org/map/#/2016?geography=cities&bounds=-82.119,33.453,-81.788,33.589&type=er&locations=4550695,-81.954,33.518

Google. (n.d.). [Google Maps driving directions for driving from Augusta, GA to Atlanta, GA]. Retrieved March 18 from https://goo.gl/maps/X7nRGbrVm7fsv5Yd8

For more details and examples on how to reference blog posts and comments, consult the following section in the APA 7th Publication Manual:

Section 10.17 Visual Works 100. Map 

Augusta University provides free access to EndNote citation management tool students, faculty, and staff.

If you use EndNote to input your references, then choose the reference type underneath. If you export or import your citations, then check that EndNote automatically categorized them to the below reference type. Edit the reference type if it is incorrect.  

Reference Type: Map