LibGuides: APA: Books and Book Chapters

Standard book format

Format

Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given. Publisher Name often shortened.

Example

Watson, J. (2005). Caring science as sacred science. F.A. Davis.

With multiple publishers, list each by name, separated with a semi-colon:

Sitzman, K. & Watson, J. (2013). Caring science, mindful practice. Springer; F.A. Davis.

In-Text Paraphrase

(Author's Last Name, Year)

Ex: (Watson, 2005)

Book with DOI

Format

Author, A.A. (2019). Title of book. Publisher. DOI

Example

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

In Text

(Author's Last Name, Year)

(Jackson, 2019)

Edited book

Edited Book

If an editor is credited on the cover of a book, you'll need to credit the editor in parentheses after the the title:

Example	Johnson, C. R., DeAngelis, T., & Muhlenhaupt, M. (Eds.). (2015). Occupational therapy: Examination review guide (4th ed.). F.A. Davis.
In Text	(Johnson & Muhlenhaupt, 2015)

Authored Book with Editor on Cover

If an editor is credited on the cover of a book, you'll need to credit the editor in parentheses after the the title. Your in-text citation will just list the author and year.

Example	Meadows, D. H. (2008). Thinking in systems: A primer (D. Wright, Ed.). Chelsea Green Publishing.
In Text	(Meadows, 2008)

Chapter/ article

Chapter in an Edited Book

Format

Author, A.A. (2019). Title of chapter in sentence case. In E.E. Editor (Ed.) Title of book (pp. 3-23). Publisher.

Example

Puzi, M.A., Reitz, S.M., & Scatta, M.E. (2015). Health promotion and well-being for people with physical disabilities. In Pendleton, H., Schultz-Krohn, W. (Eds.). Pedretti's occupational therapy: Practice skills for physical dysfunction (8th ed., pp. 58-70). Mosby.

In Text

(Author's Last Name, Year)

(Puzi, et al., 2019)

Anthology

Format

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of anthology (# ed., pp. 1-10). Publisher. (Original work published year)

Example

Faulkner, W. (2012). A rose for Emily. In J. Guance, S. Mayr, D. LePan, M. Mather, & B. Miller (Eds.), The Broadview anthology of short fiction. (2nd ed., pp. 154-162). Broadview Press. (Original work published 1930)

In Text

(Faulkner, 1930/2012)

Faulkner (1930/2012)

If the item has been previously published elsewhere, you will need to indicate that the end of the citation: (Original work published 2005)

For an in-text citation, you will include both dates