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APA 7th

Books and chapters

  • What is a DOI? Most online journal articles and e-books have a DOI. It is a unique identifier that provides a persistent link to the location of the content, and it should be provided in the reference where it is available. This alphanumeric string is usually located on the first page with other referencing elements in both print and online articles. All DOIs start with a 10 followed by a full stop, e.g. doi:10.1111/jan.12128
  • They can also be formatted as a URL, and this is the format used in APA 7th. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12128
  • Always include the DOI for works that have a DOI regardless of whether you have accessed the print or online version. If an online article has a DOI then you do not need to include a URL.
  • If a work does not have a DOI, for further guidance refer to the APA Style website, DOIs and URLs
  • DOI or 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.

One author

Format

(Author's surname, Year)

Example

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


OR


Couch (2017) suggests that . . .

Two authors

Format

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

Example

(Zheng & Labeke, 2017)


OR


Zheng and Labeke (2017) . . .

Three or more authors

Format

(First author’s surname et al., Year)

Example

(De Keyser et al., 2019)


OR


De Keyser et al. (2019) . . .

Tips

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

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.).

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.).

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.).

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)

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.

See Custom textbooks in the Course materials guide.

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