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APA Citation Style Guide (7th Edition)

Examples - Print

Author(s) or Editor(s). (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher.

Examples

When it does not have a DOI.

Bridge, J. S. (2003). Rivers and floodplains: Forms, processes, and sedimentary record. Blackwell Science Ltd.

When it has a DOI:

 Dasgupta, A., & Sepulveda, A.M. (Eds.). (2013) Accurate Results in the Clinical Laboratory. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-415783-5.00023-2.

APA Manual p. 321-322, Examples 20 & 24

Author(s) of article or chapter. (Year of publication). Title of article or chapter. In Name of editors (Ed.), Title of book (pp. Page numbers). Publisher.

Example

Narayan, K. (1995). Taking oral literacy criticism seriously: Reflections on a Kangra women's song. In R. Bendix & R.L. Zumwalt (Eds.), Folklore interpreted: Essays in honor of Alan Dundes (pp. 237-264). Garland Publishing, Inc.

APA Manual p. 326, Example 39

Author(s) of article. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume number (Issue number), Page numbers.

Example

Sanders, S. & Hoffman, K. (2010). Ethics education in social work: Comparing outcomes of graduate social work students. Journal of Social Work Education, 46(1), 7-22.

Tip: If the print article has a DOI, include it after the page number as you would with an electronic document.

APA Manual p. 317, Example 3

Author(s). (Full Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Magazine, Volume number (Issue number), Page numbers.

Example

Rich, N. (2010, September 2). The most dangerous man in cyberspace. Rolling Stone, (1112), 71-73, 88-89.

APA Manual p. 317, Example 3

Author(s). (Full Date of publication). Title of article. Title of newspaper, Page numbers.

Example

Norris, F. (2010, August 21). For a change, U.S. debt is staying in the U.S. The New York Times, p.B3.

APA Manual p. 317, Example 3

Author(s). (Year of publication). Title of article. In Name of editor(s) (Ed.), Title of encyclopedia (Edition, Vol. number, Page numbers). Publisher.

Example

Mills, F. (2001). Medieval garden style. In C. A. Shoemaker (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gardens (Vol. 2, pp. 870-876). Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

APA Manual p. 328, Example 48

Author(s). (Year of publication). Title of publication (Report number if available). Publisher.

Example

Loeber, C. et al. (2013). Building the bombs : a history of the nuclear weapons complex (3rd ed.). Sandia National Laboratories.

APA Manual p. 330, Sections 50-52