APA 7th Citation Guide

General Guidelines

• Ensure your punctuation is correct

  • Author: The default is Creator, A. A., but if the author only has a username, then write it as you see it, e.g., if you see GDJ and there is no link to their name, then write GDJ. 
  • Infographic title: Write the title of the image in italics and in sentence case. 
  • Source infographic is from: In title case in regular font.

• Dealing with a lack of title
  • If there is no title on the infographic, describe the infographic in square brackets in regular font.

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

• Insert the stable URL to the image or photograph - not to the database link - at the end: If a stable URL does not appear in the address bar, then find a "Share" or "Email" button under or next to the artwork to see if you can obtain the stable URL that way.

Format

Author, A. A. (Year of creation). Title of infographic in sentence case [Infographic]. Source Title that the Infographic is in, in Title Case. https://xxxxx

Examples

Chang, J. (n.d.). University of Georgia Press: How books are made [Infographic]. University of Georgia Press. https://dhjhkxawhe8q4.cloudfront.net/georgia-press-wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/14153311/publishing-process-infographic.png

Michell, M. (2016). Defining personalized learning [Infographic]. Edmentum Blog. https://blog.edmentum.com/infographic-defining-personalized-learning

Citing In-Text

(Chang, n.d.)  OR Chang (n.d.)

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

Specific Guidelines

• If the source is the same name as the group author, then omit the source title.

Format

Group Author. (Year of creation). Title of infographic in sentence case [Infographic]. Source Title that the Infographic, in Title Case. https://xxxxx

Examples

American Heart Association. (2018). How much physical activity do you need? [Infographic]. https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/fitness-basics/aha-recs-for-physical-activity-infographic

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Tobacco use among high school students. [Infographic]. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/infographics/youth/pdfs/tobacco-use-teens-2019-p.pdf

Citing In-Text

(American Heart Association, 2018)  OR American Heart Association (2018) 

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

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 99. Infographic 

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:  Artwork or Online Multimedia