Subject guides: APA 7th: Books and chapters

Books and chapters

About Digital Object Identifiers (DOI)

What is a DOI? Most online journal articles and ebooks have a Digital Object Identifier. It is a unique identifier that can provide a persistent link to the work, e.g. 10.1111/jofi.13290.
It is usually located on the first page of an article or at the front of an ebook.
DOIs are usually formatted as hyperlinks, which is the required format in APA 7th. e.g. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofi.13290.
Always include the DOI for works that have a DOI regardless of whether you have accessed the print or online version. Do not include a URL.
For articles or eBooks that do not have a DOI, see the relevant section below: Journal article with no DOI, or eBook with no DOI.
DOI (and URL) hyperlinks can be formatted in blue text and underlined (the default setting for Microsoft), or in plain text that is not underlined, but links should be live if the work is to be read or published online.

In-text citation

One author

Format

(Author's surname, Year)

Example

This was seen in an Australian study (Couch, 2017).

Couch (2017) suggests that . . .

Two authors

Format

(Author 1’s surname & Author 2’s surname, Year)

Example

(Zheng & Labeke, 2017)

Zheng and Labeke (2017) . . .

Three or more authors

Format

(First author’s surname et al., Year)

Example

(De Keyser et al., 2019)

De Keyser et al. (2019) . . .

Tips

Go to Getting started > In-text citation to view other examples such as multiple authors.

Book

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Coronel, C., & Morris, S. (2019). Database systems: Design, implementation, and management (13th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Foster, E. & Godbole, S. (2014). Database systems: A pragmatic approach. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0877-9

Tips

e-books are cited in the same way as print books but with the addition of a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
No edition information is required for first editions. For subsequent editions include edition information after the title in parentheses, e.g. (2nd ed.).

Edited book

Reference list

Format

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher.

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Bruyère, S. M. (Ed.). (2016). Disability and employer practices: Research across the disciplines. Cornell University Press.

Gonida, E. N., & Lemos, M. S. (Eds.). (2019). Advances in motivation and achievement: Vol. 20. Motivation in education at a time of global change: Theory, research and implications for practice. Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0749-7423201920

Tips

e-books are cited in the same way as print books but with the addition of a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
No edition information is required for first editions. For subsequent editions include edition information after the title in parentheses, e.g. (2nd ed.).

Chapter in an edited book

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (Edition., pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (Edition., pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Moye, J., & Wood, E. (2020). Understanding legal and clinical capacities. In J. Moye (Ed.), Assessing capacities of older adults: A casebook to guide difficult decisions (pp. 9–23). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000184-002

Tips

e-books are cited in the same way as print books but with the addition of a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
No edition information is required for first editions. For subsequent editions include edition information after the title in parentheses, e.g. (2nd ed.).

eBook with no DOI

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher. https://xxxxxx

Example

Miller, R. A. (2015). Nihongo: In defence of Japanese. Bloomsbury Publishing.

The CORE Econ Team. (2023). The economy 2.0: Microeconomics. CORE Econ. https://core-econ.org/the-economy/microeconomics/0-3-contents.html

Tips

Use this format, without a URL, for an eBook with no DOI located in an academic research database (examples include the ProQuest, EBSCOhost and JSTOR databases). The format is the same as for a print book. See the Miller example, an eBook from the ProQuest database.
For an ebook with no DOI located on a website, include the URL.
No edition information is required for first editions. For subsequent editions include edition information after the title in parentheses, e.g. (2nd ed.).

Book, republished in translation

In-text citation

Format

For the in-text reference, give the date of the original book followed by the date of translation.

Example

(Aubert, 2001/2007).

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A. (Copyright year). Title of book. (A. A. Translator, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published xxxx)

Example

Aubert, L. ( 2007). The music of the other: New challenges for ethnomusicology in a global age (C. Ribeiro, Trans.). Ashgate. (Original work published 2001)

Manuscript submitted for publication

Reference list

Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year work completed). Title of work [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department Name. University Name.

Example

Ralph, G. J., & Maloney, L. M. (2020). Investigations into social distancing policies: Urban versus rural areas [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Department of Disease Prevention. Challenge University.

Custom textbooks

See Custom textbooks in the Course materials guide.

For further guidance, see the APA Style website - Book references, Chapter references, Missing reference information