APA 7 Style: Citing Books and Sections of Books

1. Whole Books
   1. Book with single author
   2. Book with two authors
   3. Book with three to twenty authors
   4. Book with more than 20 authors
   5. E-Book
   6. Book with editor
   7. Book with translator
   8. Book with organizational author
   9. Reference book (Dictionary or Encyclopedia)
2. Sections of Books
   1. Chapter or Essay in a Book
   2. Article or chapter reprinted in a Coursepack
   3. Entry in an online reference book (dictionary or encyclopedia)
      1. Entry with no author
      2. Entry with no publication date
   4. Entry in a print reference book (dictionary or encyclopedia)

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Book With Single Author

In-Text Citation

(Panagia, 2009)

References

Author's Name: Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book. Publisher.

Example:

Panagia, D. (2009). The political life of sensation. Duke University Press.

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Book With Two Authors

In-Text Citation

(Aronowitz & Giroux, 1991)

References

Author's Last Name, First Initial., & Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book. Publisher.

Example:

Aronowitz, S., & Giroux, H. A. (1991). Postmodern education: Politics, culture, and social criticism. University of Minnesota Press.

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Article or Chapter in Edited Book

In-Text Citation

(Martino & Berrill, 2007)

References

Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Article title. In Editor’s First Initial and Last Name (Ed.), Title of book (pp. #-#). Publisher.

Example

Martino, W., & Berrill, D. (2007).' Dangerous pedagogies': Exploring issues of sexuality and masculinity in male teacher candidates' lives. In K. Davison & B. Frank (Eds.), Masculinities and schooling: International practices and perspectives (pp. 13-34). Althouse Press.

Notice:

1. For a book with one editor, use the abbreviation "Ed." For a work with multiple editors, use the abbreviation "Eds." The first and last page numbers of the article are listed after the title of the book, just before the publisher.

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Book With Three to Twenty Authors

In-Text Citation

In the first reference for a work with three or more authors, use the surname of the first author followed by et al.

(Illston et al., 1979)

References

Provide last name and initials for all authors (up to twenty authors).

Author's Last Name, First Initial., Author's Last Name, First Initial., & Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book. Publisher.

Example

Illston, J. M., Dinwood, J. M., & Smith, A. A. (1979). Concrete, timber, and metals: The nature and behaviour of structured materials. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Notice:

1. Do not change the order of authors in a multi-authored work; the first author in the list is the lead author. For example, do not change Lee, Brown, & Green to Brown, Green, & Lee; Lee must be listed first.

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Book With More Than 20 Authors

In-Text Citation

For a work with more than 20 authors, use the surname of the first author followed by et al.

(Eves et al., 2019).

References

For a work with more than 20 authors, list the first 20 authors and insert ellipses. After the ellipses, write the last author's name.

Author's Last Name, First Initial., Author's Last Name, First Initial., (list first 20 authors), . . . Final Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Book. Publisher.

Example

Eves G., Dunaway, Z., Wilkins, R., Thompson, L., Martin, K., Corp, J., Leonard, F., Xi, F., Smith, S., Patel, S., Arnott, A., MacQuarrie, C., Stafa, A., Alam, J., Zuckerman, J., Brownlee, R., Lane, H., Goldman, H., Eamon, S., Ginter, T., . . . Goulding, N. (2019). How to succeed in university. First Line Press.

Notice:

1. Do not change the order of authors in a multi-authored work; the first author in the list is the lead author. For example, do not change Lee, Brown, & Green to Brown, Green, & Lee; Lee must be listed first.

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Electronic Book

Online Only: In-Text Citation

(Stevens, n.d.)

References

Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title. URL

Example:

Stevens, K. (n.d.). The dreamer and the beast.  http://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=321 

Also in Print: In-Text Citation

If the book you are referencing is identical to the print version, there is no need to mention the e-reader or platform you used to access it. If, however, you are citing a special e-book version of the text, you should mention the platform.

(Chong, 2012)

(Downey & Baumann, 2004)

References

Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title. [E-reader file type]. Publisher. URL

Examples:

Chong, K. (2012). My year of the racehorse: Falling in love with the sport of kings. [Kindle Edition]. Greystone Books. https://www.amazon.ca/My-Year-Racehorse-Falling-Sport-ebook/dp/B0073JCWB6

Downey M., Baumann A. O., & Nursing Study Sector Corporation. (2004). The international nursing labour market. [Gibson Library Connections]. Nursing Study Sector Corporation. http://books2.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=27776   

Notice:

1. When a URL is too long to fit on one line, create a break where there is punctuation (period, slash, dash).  As you can see in the example, the punctuation starts the next line.  Do not end the URL with a period if it is not in the original.
2. If the electronic book provides a doi (digital object identifier), it will go in place of the URL. 

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Book with Editor

In-Text Citation

(Gibbs, 2001)

References

Editor's Last Name, First Initial. (Ed.). (Year of Publication). Title of book. Publisher.

Example

Gibbs, J. T. (Ed.). (2001). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth. Jossey-Bass.

Notice:

1. Use the abbreviation "Ed." in parentheses after the editor's name.If there is more than one editor, use the abbreviation Eds. in parentheses after listing all of the authors' names.

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Article or Chapter in a Coursepack

In-Text Citation

An in-text citation for an article or chapter in a coursepack includes the original source publication date and the reprint date.

(Morgan, 2006/2013)

References

Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Article Title. In Editor's First Initial and Last Name (Ed.), Title of Coursepack (pp. #- #). Publisher. (Reprinted from Original publication title, page range, original author or editor, original publication date, original publisher)

Example

Morgan, G. (2013). Mechanization takes command: Organizations as machines. In B. Ahlstrand   (Ed.), ADMN 2410H: Organization theory (pp. 31-50). CSPI - Coursepack. (Reprinted from Images of organization, pp. 19-38, by G. Morgan, 2006, Sage   Publications)

Notice:

1. For a book with one editor, use the abbreviation "Ed." For a work with multiple editors, use the abbreviation "Eds." The coursepack page numbers are listed after the title of the book, just before the city of publication. The original source page numbers are listed in the reprint information. Any in-text citation that includes a page reference (i.e. for a direct quotation) should refer to the coursepack page numbers. The reprint information is usually listed on the first page of the article or chapter in the coursepack.

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Book With Translator

In-Text Citation

Eisenstein (1943/1968)

References

Author's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Republication). Title of Book (Translator’s First Initial. and Last Name, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published YEAR).

Example

Eisenstein, S. (1968). Film sense (J. Leyda, Trans.). Faberand Faber. (Original work published 1943).

Notice:

1. The translator's name is followed by "Trans." and placed in parentheses after the title. Because the example for a translated book is of a republished work, date of original publication and date of republication are given.

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Book with Organizational Author

Associations, corporations, study groups, and government agencies are some examples of what is considered a group author. Only list individual authors if they are listed on the cover or title page of the work; otherwise, list organizational author in reference list and in-text citations.

In-Text Citation

If there is a readily identified abbreviation, in the first in-text citation the full name of the organization is given in full, with the abbreviation in square brackets:

(American Psychological Association [APA], 2010)

Subsequent references use the abbreviation:

(APA, 2010)

For in-text citations, where the organization has no abbreviation (Trent University, City of Oshawa), the full name of the organization continues to be given: (Trent University, 2010)

References

Name of Group or Corporate Author. (Year of Publication). Title of Book (Edition #). Publisher and/or URL

Example

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

Notice:

1. Do not abbreviate the name of the group in the reference.
2. In this case the corporate author is also the publisher. Do not list publisher if the same as author. The APA (2020) manual (7th edition) lists its correct reference listing on the interior cover of its print manual, and it includes a doi, as shown above.

 

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Reference Book

In-Text Citation

(Coleman, 1994)

References

Editor's Last Name, First Initial. (Ed.). (Year of Publication). Title of Book. Publisher.

Example

Coleman, A. M. (Ed.). (1994). Companion encyclopedia of psychology. Routledge.

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Entry in an Online Reference Book (Dictionary or Encyclopedia)

Often we wish to cite information, such as a definition or particular facts about a topic, and we need to cite an entry in a reference work, such as an encyclopedia or dictionary.

When the entry has no named author, begin the reference with the group or organization that created the reference work. If the reference work has an editor, include this information before the title of the reference work.

Entry in an Online Reference Book with No Author

In-Text Citation

(Cambridge University Press, 2015)

References

Institution or organization name. (Year). Title of entry. In Name of editor (ed.), Title of reference work. URL

Example

Cambridge University Press. (2015). Cognitive dissonance. In R. Audi (ed.),The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy.  https://www-cambridge-org.proxy1.lib.trentu.ca/core/books/cambridge-dict...

Entry in an Online Reference Book with No Publication Date

Many online reference works are continuously updated and thus do not have a publication date. In this case, use n.d. to indicate that there is no publication date, but also include the date on which you retrieved the information in your reference.

In-Text Citation

(American Psychological Association, n.d.)

References

Institutional or Group Author. (n.d.). Title of entry. In Title of reference work. Retrieved Month Day, year, from URL

Example:

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Cognitive dissonance. In APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved July 8, 2020, from  https://dictionary.apa.org/cognitive-dissonance

Entry in a Print Reference Book (Dictionary or Encyclopedia)

In-Text Citation

(Merriam-Webster Incorporated., 2008).

References

Institution or Group Author. (Year of Publication). Title of entry. In Editor's First Initial and Last Name (Ed.), Title of reference work (edition and pp. #-#). Publisher.

Example

Merriam Webster Incorporated. (2008). Cognitive dissonance. In Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (11th ed., p. 240). Merriam-Webster Incorporated.