Citation Help: Books
APA Citation Help: Books
Books
Note: Citations with more than one line of text should have a hanging indent of 1/2 inch or 5 spaces.
Important Elements:
- Author (last name, initials only for first & middle names)
- Publication date
- Title in italics
- Publisher
- For books retrieved online, include URL or DOI
- For chapters, include chapter, page number, and edition information
Template for Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2020). Title of book. Publisher Name. DOI or URL
Template for Book Chapter
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (2020). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. 3-13). Publisher Name. DOI or URL
Examples:
Print book
Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000
Book by a group author
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
Article or chapter within an edited book
Weinstock, R., Long, G.B., & Silvia, J. A. (2003). Defining forensic psychiatry: Roles and responsibilities. In R. Rosner (Ed.), Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry (2nd ed., pp 7-13). CRC Press.
Translation
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1969). The psychology of the child (H. Weaver, Trans.; 2nd ed.). Basic Books. (Original work published 1966)
E-Book or Audiobook
Cain, S. (2012). Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking (K. Mazur, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Random House Audio. http://bit.ly/2G0Bpbl
Some examples courtesy of APA Publication Manual
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