APA 7th Citation Guide

General Guidelines

• Wiki punctuation

  • Wiki entry title: Have the wiki entry title in sentence case, e.g. Anti-Jedi sentiment.  
  • Wiki title: In title case, e.g., Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki

• Cite the archived version of the page so that readers can look up the version you used
  • Access the archived version on Wikipedia or another wiki by looking up the revision history of the work. In Wikipedia, select "View History". Select the time and date of the version you used. Copy that URL.
  • If a wiki does not provide permanent links to archived versions of the page, provide the URL for the entry. Follow this with "Retrieved from" and the date you retrieved it.

• 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

Title of work. (Year, Month Day). In Title of Wiki. http://xxxxx

Examples

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. (2020, March 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unbreakable_Kimmy_Schmidt&oldid=944913235

Anti-Jedi sentiment. (2020, March 13). In Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki. https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Anti-Jedi_sentiment?oldid=8903372

Jane Austen in popular culture. (2020, March 14). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_Austen_in_popular_culture&oldid=945456807

Citing In-Text

("Anti-Jedi sentiment," 2020)  OR "Anti-Jedi Sentiment" (2020).

For more detailed guidelines on in-text citations go to our Citing In-Text tab.

For another example on how to reference wiki entries, consult the following section in the APA 7th Publication Manual:

Section 10.3 Edited Book Chapters and Entries in Reference Works 49. Wikiedia entry  

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Reference Type: Dictionary