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APA 7 Style Guide

CITING BOOKS IN APA

Format

Book with Author(s):

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI or URL if available

Edited Book with No Author:

Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. DOI or URL if available

 

Examples

Book with Author(s):

Hallam, S. & Himonides, E. (2022). The power of music: An exploration of the evidence. Open Book Publishers.

Edited Book with No Author:

Newton, D. E. (Ed.). (2019). Spotlight on current events: Essays on contemporary world issues. ABC-CLIO.

Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (N. Narrator, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Publisher. DOI or URL if available

 

Example

Cain, S. (2012). Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking (K. Mazur, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Random House Audio. https://www.audible.com/pd/Quiet-Audiobook/B006TIKUN4

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. page range of chapter). Publisher. DOI or URL if available

 

Example

Armstrong, D. (2019). Malory and character. In M. G. Leitch & C. J. Rushton (Eds.), A new companion to Malory (pp. 144-163). D. S. Brewer.

Format

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (# edition). Publisher. DOI or URL if available

 

Example

Belcher, W. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success (2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press.

Format

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (Vol. #). Publisher. DOI or URL if available

  • If the volume has an editor instead of an author, use the editor's name in place of the author's name followed by "Ed." or "Eds." in parentheses (as in the Travis & White example below)
  • If the volume does not have its own title, include the volume number in parenthesis without italics (as in the Fiske et al. example below)
  • If the volume has its own title, include the volume number and title after the main title in italics (as in the Travis & White example below)

 

Examples

Fiske, S. T., Gilbert, D. T., & Lindzey, G. (2010). Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470561119

Travis, C. B., & White, J. W. (Eds.). (2018). APA handbook of the psychology of women: Vol. 1. History, theory, and battlegrounds. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-000