This style dictates certain rules and guidelines for different types of references, including books.
Not all book citations are the same in APA style.
The format for your citations will vary somewhat depending on the bang out of book.
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This is the same format for both books and ebooks.
If the source has a DOI link, that should also be included at the end of the reference.
The following example shows one citation with a DOI hyperlink and the second without.
Note the punctuation and style.
The year of publication is in parentheses.
The book title is italicized and in sentence case, and the edition information is in parentheses.
American Psychological Association.https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
Rogers, C. R. (1961).On becoming a person.Houghton Mifflin.
This basic format can be used for many types of books that have a single author or multiple authors.
Edited books with one or more authors will include the names of the editors in the citation.
for one editor or “Eds.”
for multiple editors in parentheses after the book title.
Use an ampersand to separate multiple authors and multiple editors.
L. Ansbacher, & R. R. Ansbacher, Eds.).
Solis, Ed.).
Edited books with no author should list the editors first.
List the last name and first initial of the editor, followed by “Ed.”
or “Eds.”
Remember, you don’t need to include the publisher’s location.
Atkinson, J. W., & Rayner, J. O.
(Eds.).
(1974).Motivation and achievement.V.
The publisher’s name goes last.
History of forensic psychology.
B. Weiner, & A. K. Hess (Eds.
),The Handbook of Forensic Psychology(pp.1-27).
The first initials and last name of the translator and the notation “Trans.”
should then be included in parentheses.
Next, provide the publisher and the original year of publication.
Citing a Translator
Freud, S. (1914).The psychopathology of everyday life(A.
A. Brill, Trans.).
(Original work published 1901).
If you’re referencing a republished book, the in-text citation should include both the original and republished date.
Citation for a Multivolume Work
The APA style guide also explains how to cite a multivolume work.
Then, you put the name of the publication in italics in sentence case.
You list the specific volumes in parentheses, using a hyphen between digits.
You then list the name of the publisher.
Citing a Multivolume Work
Harris, K. R., Graham, S., & Urdan T.
(Eds.).
(2012).APA educational psychology handbook(Vols.
However, with audiobooks, you might wish to call out specific information such as the narrator’s name.
Then you add “Audiobook” in brackets, followed by the publisher’s name and URL.
This should be listed as hours, minutes, and seconds.
But remember, the more you practice, the easier it gets!
American Psychological Association.Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
American Psychological Association; 2020.
APA Style.How to cite translated works.
American Psychological Association.Book/ebook references.
