APA Format: Citing Computer Software


 

 To cite computer software, a typical bibliography entry will appear as follows:


Arend, Dominic N. (1993). Choices [Computer program].

      Champaign, IL: U.S. Army Corps or Engineers Research

       Laboratory. (CERL Report No. CH7-22510)



The name(s) of the programmers are listed at the head of the entry, last names first, followed by a period. After listing the date in parentheses followed by a period, italicize the title, and specify in brackets that the source is a computer program. List the location and the organization's name that produced the program. Add any other necessary information for identifying the program (in this example, the report number) in parentheses at the entry's conclusion.

 

 For more specific information, consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Fifth Edition).

 

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