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APA Citation Guide (7th edition)

Guidance for formatting papers and citations in using the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association" (APA).

Basic Format of Books and Book Chapters

Authored Book

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher. DOI or URL

Chapter in an Edited Book

Author of Chapter, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (xth ed., Vol. x, pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher. DOI or URL

Entry in a dictionary, thesaurus, or encyclopedia

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of entry. In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of reference work (xth ed., Vol. xx, pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher. DOI or URL

Book Examples

Print Book

Tappia, P. S., Ramjiawan, B., & Dhalla, N. S. (2020). Pathophysiology of obesity-induced health complications. Springer.

E-book with DOI

Ritsner, M. S., & Awad, A. G. (2007). Quality of life impairment in schizophrenia, mood, and anxiety disorders. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5779-3

E-book with URL

Bass, L., Clements, P., & Kazman, R. (2003). Software architecture in practice (2nd ed.). Addison-Wesley. https://prospero.murdoch.edu.au:443/record=b3165895

Book with Editors

Dang, D., & Dearholt, S. (Eds.). (2018). Johns Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice: Model & guidelines (3rd ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.

Book other than the first edition

Haynes, W. M. (Ed.). (2014). CRC handbook of chemistry and physics. (95th ed.) CRC press.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Sandberg-Cook, J. (2017). Bites and Stings. In T. M. Buttaro, J. Trybulski, P. Polgar-Bailey & J. Sandberg-Cook (Eds.), Primary care: A collaborative practice (pp.197-200). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Entry in an Encyclopedia/Reference Work

Harper, D. (n.d.). Librarian. In Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved October 16, 2020 from https://www.etymonline.com/word/librarian

NOTE: if the reference work is online and continuously updated, use n.d. for the year of publication and include a retrieval date. 

For More Information

More information about citing Articles from Books and Book Chapters can be found at APA Style-Textual Works in the table, column 2 (Books and Reference Works) & column 3 (Edited Book Chapters and Entries in Reference Works), and examples in Section 10.1-10.6 of the book.