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APA 7th Edition

This guide provides information about creating APA 7 Reference List and In-Text Citations

Books

Books: print or ebook

Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given. Publisher Name.

Reference List Citation  Smith, Z. (2009). Changing my mind: Occasional essays. Penguin Press. 
In-Text Citation  (Smith, 2009)

Books with an editor 

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given. Publisher Name

Reference List Citation  Carlsten, J. M., & McGarry, F. (Eds.). (2015). Film, history, and memory. Palgrave Macmillan. 
In-Text Citation  (Carlsten & McGarry, 2015) 

Books: edition other than the first

Author, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given (Edition). Publisher Name. 

Reference List Citation Efron, S. E., & Ravid, R. (2020). Action research in education: A practical guide (2nd ed.). The Guilford Press.
In-Text Citation (Efron & Ravid, 2020) 

Book Chapters

Chapters, Short Stories, Essays, or Articles from a Book

Author of Chapter, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of chapter. In B. B. Editor & C. C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. pages of section). Publisher.

Reference List Citation  van Vugt, M. K. (2015). Cognitive benefits of mindfulness meditation. In K. W. Brown, R. M. Ryan, & J. D. Creswell (Eds.), Handbook of mindfulness: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 190-207). Guilford Press. 
In-Text Citation  (van Vugt, 2015)

Tips

  • Capitalization: For titles books and book chapters, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title. If there is a colon in the title, capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon. You will also capitalize proper nouns.
  • Italicize the titles of books
  • Do not italicize titles of book chapters or essays, poems, and short stories that are part of a larger book publication 
  • Use (Ed.) for one editor
  • Use (Eds.) for multiple editors