---
name: "pma2apa"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-entrez-direct"
version: "24.0.20250523+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pma2apa"
---

# pma2apa(1)

convert PubmedArticle XML to APA-format citation

## NAME

pma2apa - convert PubmedArticle XML to APA-format citation

## SYNOPSIS

**pma2apa** \[\[**-**\]**xml**\|\[**-**\]**apa**\] \[\[**-**\]**ascii**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pma2apa** reads one or more PubmedArticle XML documents from standard input and writes corresponding APA-format citation text to standard output.

## OPTIONS

- \[**-**\]**xml**

  Yield intermediate XML format.

- \[**-**\]**apa**

  Fully format (default).

- \[**-**\]**ascii**

  Strip off Unicode accents.

## SEE ALSO

[**efetch**(1)](/efetch/1.md), [**pma2pme**(1)](/pma2pme/1.md), [**transmute**(1)](/transmute/1.md), [**xfetch**(1)](/xfetch/1.md), [**xtract**(1)](/xtract/1.md).