Books and edited book chapters

Authored book or ebook without a DOI or any URL accessible to all readers

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher.

Cox, R. C., & Gould, M. H. (1998). Civil engineering heritage: Ireland. T. Telford Publications.

Veseth, M. (2010). Globaloney 2.0: The crash of 2008 and the future of globalization (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield.

In-text citations:

Cox and Gould (1998, p. 42) ... OR ... (Cox & Gould, 1998, p. 42)

Veseth (2010, pp. 56–63) ... OR ... (Veseth, 2010, pp. 56–63)

• See also the section on Citing a Part of a Source.

Authored book or ebook with a DOI

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI

Li, Z. (2014). Understanding vision: Theory, models, and data. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199564668.001.0001

In-text citation: Li (2014, pp. 11–15) ... OR ... (Li, 2014, pp. 11–15)

Authored ebook with no DOI but with a URL accessible to all readers

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. URL

Zizek, S. (2008). Violence: Six sideways reflections. Profile Books. https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=StAeT3DjIyQC

In-text citation: Zizek (2008, p. 143) ... OR ... (Zizek, 2008, p. 143)

Authored book or ebook with multiple publishers

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). First Publisher; Second Publisher; Third Publisher; and so on. DOI or URL or nothing

Zirpoli, T. J. (2008). Behavior management: Applications for teachers (5th ed.). Pearson; Merrill Prentice Hall.

In-text citation: Zirpoli (2008, Chapter 4) ... OR ... (Zirpoli, 2008, Chapter 4)

If a book differentiates a secondary publisher from the main publisher, indicate this by the designation “with” in parentheses in the publisher area of the reference:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Main Publisher (with Secondary Publisher). DOI or URL or nothing

For example, in this book the publishers are written as “University of Otago Press in association with Otago Museum” and the reference is:

Beattie, J. H. (1994). Traditional lifeways of the Southern Maori: The Otago University Museum ethnological project, 1920 (A. Anderson, Ed.). University of Otago Press (with Otago Museum).

In-text citation: Beattie (1994, p. 455) ... OR ... (Beattie, 1994, p. 455).

• Although not specified in the APA 7th Manual, this guidance on “with” publishers is recommended by the APA Style Experts (personal communication, December 14, 2022).

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Gray, P., & Bjorklund, D. F. (2014). Psychology (7th ed.). Worth Publishers.

Varela, F. J., Thompson, E., & Rosch, E. (with Kabat-Zinn, J.). (2016). The embodied mind: Cognitive science and human experience (Rev. ed.). The MIT Press.

Witten, I. H., Frank, E., & Hall, M. A. (2011). Data mining: Practical machine learning tools and techniques (3rd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann.

In-text citations:
Gray and Bjorklund (2014, p. 55) ... OR (Gray & Bjorklund, 2014, p. 55)
Varela et al. ... (2016, p. 142) OR (Varela et al., 2016, p. 142)
Witten et al. ... (2011, pp. 218–225) OR (Witten et al., 2011, pp. 218–225)

Note:

• The edition number is placed after the title of the work.
• There is no full stop between the title and the edition number.
• Omit the edition number if it is the first edition.
• A revised edition, second revised edition and so on appears as (Rev. ed.), (2nd rev. ed.) and so on in references.

Goddard, E. D. (2007). Cleaner/conditioner systems: Surface chemical aspects. In L. D. Rhein, M. Schlossman, A. O’Lenick, & P. Somasundaran (Eds.), Surfactants in personal care products and decorative cosmetics (3rd ed., pp. 137–147). CRC Press.

Jordan, K. Y. (2004). Gender role. In S. Loue & M. Sajatovic (Eds.), Encyclopedia of women's health (pp. 276–278). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_174

Lisle, D. (2010). Joyless cosmopolitans: The moral economy of ethical tourism. In J. Best & M. Paterson (Eds.), Cultural political economy (pp. 139–157). Routledge.

Ryan, I., Ravenswood, K., & Pringle, J. K. (2014). Equality and diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand. In A. Klarsfeld, L. A. E. Booysen, E. Ng, I. Roper, & A. Tatli (Eds.), International handbook on diversity management at work: Country perspectives on diversity and equal treatment (2nd ed., pp. 175–194). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Smith, M. L. (2006). Multiple methodology in education research. In J. L. Green, G. Camilli, & P. B. Elmore (Eds.), Handbook of complementary methods in education research (pp. 457–475). American Educational Research Association; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

In-text citations:

Goddard (2007) ... OR (Goddard, 2007)

Jordan (2004) ... OR (Jordan, 2004)

Lisle (2010) ... OR (Lisle, 2010)

As discussed by Smith (2006) ... Ryan et al. (2014) also noted ... OR 

Research indicates ... (Ryan et al., 2014; Smith, 2006)

Edited book chapters without pagination

Chapter Author, A. A., & Chapter Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Carlock, A. L., & Lizotte, A. J. (2015). Gangs, guns, and violence: Synergistic effects. In S. H. Decker & D. C. Pyrooz (Eds.), The handbook of gangs. Wiley Blackwell.

In-text citation: Carlock and Lizotte (2015) ... OR (Carlock & Lizotte, 2015)

• When page numbering is not provided, omit this element from the reference (APA Style Experts [personal communication, April 29, 2022]).

Edited book chapters whose pagination differs between electronic and hard-copy versions

Electronic version

Chapter Author, A. A., & Chapter Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Kim, J. S., & Froerer, A. S. (2018). Intersection of SFBT and trauma. In A. Froerer, J. von Cziffra-Bergs, J. Kim, & E. Connie (Eds.), Solution-focused brief therapy with clients managing trauma. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190678784.003.0002

Hard-copy version

Chapter Author, A. A., & Chapter Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed., pp. firstpage#–lastpage#). Publisher. DOI or nothing

Kim, J. S., & Froerer, A. S. (2018). Intersection of SFBT and trauma. In A. Froerer, J. von Cziffra-Bergs, J. Kim, & E. Connie (Eds.), Solution-focused brief therapy with clients managing trauma (pp. 10–23). Oxford University Press.

In-text citation: Kim and Froerer (2018) ... OR (Kim & Froerer, 2018)

• When the PDF of an electronic book chapter is paginated starting with page 1, which is known to differ from the pagination in the hard-copy version of the book, omit the page range in the reference.
• If citing quotations from the electronic version, use the page numbers from the PDF even though they do not correspond to page numbers in the hard copy.
• This guidance is from the APA Style Experts (personal communication, April 29, 2022).

Chapters in multivolume edited books – no volume titles

Chapter Author, A. A., & Chapter Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed., Vol. #, pp. firstpage#–lastpage#). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Casida, J. E. (2010). Pest toxicology: The primary mechanisms of pesticide action. In R. Krieger (Ed.), Hayes’ handbook of pesticide toxicology (3rd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 103–117). Academic Press.

Potter, W. J. (2014). Patterns in the use of theory in media effects research. In R. S. Fortner & P. M. Fackler (Eds.), The handbook of media and mass communication theory (Vol. 1, pp. 95–114). Wiley.

In-text citations:

Casida (2010) ... OR (Casida, 2010)

Potter (2014) ... OR (Potter, 2014)

• If the volume is untitled, include the volume number in parentheses after the book title.

Chapters in multivolume edited books – with volume titles

Chapter Author, A. A., & Chapter Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book: Vol. #. Title of volume: Subitle of volume (#th ed., pp. firstpage#–lastpage#). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Dorian, N. C. (2011). The ambiguous arithmetic of language maintenance and revitalization. In J. A. Fishman & O. García (Eds.), Handbook of language & ethnic identity: Vol. 2. The success-failure continuum in language and ethnic identity efforts (pp. 461–471). Oxford University Press.

Haith, M. M., & Benson, J. B. (1998). Infant cognition. In D. Kuhn & R. Siegler (Vol. Eds.), Handbook of child psychology: Vol. 2. Cognition, perception, and language (5th ed., pp. 199–254). John Wiley & Sons.

In-text citations:

Dorian (2011) ... OR (Dorian, 2011)

Haith and Benson (1998) OR (Haith & Benson, 1998)

• If the volume has both series editors (or editors-in-chief) and volume editors, only the volume editors appear in the reference.

Reference list

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of work: Subtitle of work. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed., pp. firstpage#–lastpage#). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing (Original work published OriginalYear)

James, H. (1992). The friends of the friends. In T. J. Lustig (Ed.), The turn of the screw and other stories (pp. 79–111). Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1909)

In-text citation: James (1909/1992) … OR … (James, 1909/1992)

If an anthology has no editor, simply leave out this element

Reference list

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of work: Subtitle of work. In Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed., pp. firstpage#–lastpage#). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing (Original work published OriginalYear)

Mahy, M., & Elliot, D. (2017). The remarkable cake. In Summer days: Stories and poems celebrating the Kiwi summer (pp. 116–117). Puffin. (Original work published 1977)

In-text citation: Mahy and Elliot (1977/2017) … OR … (Mahy & Elliot, 1977/2017)

Anthologies ascribed to an author but without an editor

It is best to reference and cite the work in a similar way, whereby the author appears as both the work author and the anthology author, e.g.

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work: Subtitle of work. In A. A. Author, Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed., pp. firstpage#–lastpage#). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing (Original work published OriginalYear)

Nagelkerke, B. (2016). Changed forever. In B. Nagelkerke, The tattooed sisters, and other stories (pp. 39–48). (Original work published 2003)

In-text citation: Nagelkerke (2003/2016) … OR … (Nagelkerke, 2003/2016)

• The publisher is omitted when the author and publisher are the same.

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (I. I. Illustrator, Illus.; #th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Cowley, J. (2010). Fly pie (P. Webb, Illus.). Scholastic.

In-text citation

Cowley (2010) ... OR ... (Cowley, 2010)

• On the title page: “written by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Philip Webb”.

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Becker, A. (2013). Journey. Candlewick Press.

In-text citation

Becker (2013) ... OR ... (Becker, 2013)

Reference list

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Carroll, L. (1993). Alice’s adventures in Wonderland. Dover. (Original work published 1865)

Example narrative in text

Sir John Tenniel’s illustrations are excellent examples of surreal art from the 1800s (Carroll, 1865/1993).

Whole authored multivolume book – no volume titles

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed., Vol. #). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Ilčev, S. D. (2019). Global satellite meteorological observation (GSMO) applications (Vol. 1). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67047-8

In-text citation: Ilčev (2019, pp. 333–345) ... OR (Ilčev, 2019, pp. 333–345)

Whole authored multivolume book – with volume titles

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book: Vol. #. Volume title: Volume subtitle (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Russell, N. (2019). Understanding willing participants: Vol. 2. Milgram’s obedience experiments and the Holocaust. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97999-1

In-text citation: Russell (2019, pp. 67–79) ... OR (Russell, 2019, pp. 67–79)

Chapters in multivolume edited books

See examples in the Edited Book Chapters section.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (T. T. Translator, Trans.; #th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing (Original work published OriginalYear)

Freire, P. (1996). Pedagogy of the oppressed (M. B. Ramos, Trans.; Rev. ed.). Penguin. (Original work published 1968)

Plato. (1921). Plato in twelve volumes: Vol. 12. Cratylus, Theaetetus, Sophist, Statesman (H. N. Fowler, Trans.). Harvard University Press; William Heinemann. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3atext%3a1999.01.0171%3atext%3dTheaet. (Original work published ca. 369 B.C.E.)

Plato. (2015). The republic (B. Jowett, Trans.). First Avenue Editions. (Original work published ca. 380 B.C.E.)

In-text citations:

Freire (1968/1996, pp. 257–266) ... OR (Freire, 1968/1996, pp. 257–266)

Plato (ca. 369 B.C.E./1921, Theaetetus 162) ... OR (Plato, ca. 369 B.C.E./1921, Theaetetus 162)

Plato (ca. 380 B.C.E./2015, Book 5) ... OR (Plato, ca. 380 B.C.E./2015, Book 5)

• For classical or religious works with canonically numbered parts common across editions (books, chapters, verses, lines, cantos and so forth), cite the part instead of a page number
  • See also Citing Classical and Religious Works (APA Style Blog).

Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Editor, E. E., & Editor, F. F. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Scott, C. R., & Lewis, L. (Eds.). (2017). The international encyclopedia of organizational communication. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118955567

In-text citation

Many articles in Scott and Lewis (2017) ... OR Research indicates ... (Scott & Lewis, 2017)

• Reference and cite a whole edited book in this way to direct readers to a relevant reference work. The more common situation, however, is to cite encyclopedia and dictionary entries and edited book chapters individually.

Whole authored books

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (with Author, C. C., & Author, D. D.). (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Bolstad, R., & Gilbert, J. (with McDowall, S., Bull, A., Boyd, S., & Hipkins, R.). (2012). Supporting future-oriented learning and teaching: A New Zealand perspective: Report prepared for the Ministry of Education. Ministry of Education. https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/109306

Morgan, G. (with McCrystal, J.). (2009). After the panic: Surviving bad investments and bad advice. Random House New Zealand.

Edited book chapters

Chapter Author, A. A., & Chapter Author, B. B. (with Chapter Author, C. C., & Chapter Author, D. D.). (Year). Title of chapter: Subtitle of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of book: Subtitle of book (#th ed., pp. firstpage#–lastpage#). Publisher. DOI or URL or nothing

Plummeridge, C. (with Adams, P.). (2001). Beyond the classroom. In C. Philpott (Ed.), Learning to teach music in the secondary school: A companion to school experience (pp. 222–237). RoutledgeFalmer.

In-text citations:

Bolstad and Gilbert (2012, pp. 17–25) ... OR (Bolstad & Gilbert, 2012, pp. 17–25)

Morgan (2009, p. 37) ... OR (Morgan, 2009, p. 37)

Plummeridge (2001) ... OR (Plummeridge, 2001)

• This format is also used when a person other than the original author has added a new part to the work, such as a foreword or introduction. See Book published with new foreword by another author (APA Style website).