How to Cite a Book in APA Style

To cite a book in APA style, you will need the author’s last name, the book’s title, the book’s publication date, and the book’s publisher. You will also need the page number if you are quoting from the book or if you are referring to a specific chapter.

Here is an example of how to cite a book in APA style:

Author’s last name, First initial. (Year of publication). Book title: Subtitle. Publisher. DOI:XXXXXXXXXXX

For more information on how to cite sources in APA style, please see the APA Style Guide to Electronic References (6th ed.) or visit the APA Style website.

How to format a book citation in APA style

Citing a book in APA style is easy. Just include the author’s last name, the year of publication, and the page number (if you’re quoting from a specific page).

Here’s an example of how to cite a book in APA style:

Author’s Last Name, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher Name. DOI:xx.xxxx/xxxxxxx or http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxxxxx

If you’re using a specific edition of a book, include that information after the title (in parentheses):

Author’s Last Name, A. A. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book (3rd ed.). Publisher Name. DOI:xx.xxxx/xxxxxxx or http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxxxxxx

How to include book information in an APA reference list

Include the following information in an APA reference list for a book:

-Author(s) of the book
-Year the book was published
-Title of the book (in italics)
-City where the book was published
-Publisher of the book

How to create an in-text citation for a book in APA style

In APA style, when you cite a book in your text, you will want to include the author’s last name and the page number that you are referencing. For example, if you are referencing page 100 of a book by John Smith, you would include “(Smith 100)” at the end of the sentence.

How to format an ebook citation in APA style

To format an ebook citation in APA style, you will need the following pieces of information:

-The author’slast name, first initial
-The year the book was published
-The title of the book
-The URL or DOI of the book

Here is an example of how to format an ebook citation in APA style:

Lastname, F. (Year). Title of book. URL or DOI.

How to cite a translated book in APA style

When you are writing a paper in APA style, you may need to cite a book that has been translated into English from another language. To do this, you will need the following information:

-The name of the author
-The name of the translator
-The title of the book
-The year the book was published
-The location of the publisher
-The page range of the book

You will also need to include an in-text citation whenever you quote or paraphrase from the book. Here is an example of how to format a citation for a translated book in APA style:

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of Book. Translator’s First Initial. Translator’s Last Name. City, State Abbreviation: Publisher. Page Range.

In-text Citation: (Author Last Name, Year, p. XX)

How to cite a book with multiple authors in APA style

To cite a book with multiple authors in APA style, list the last names and initials of the authors, separated by an ampersand (&), at the beginning of the reference entry. For example:

Richardson, L. & Green, S. (2018). The secrets of writing a bestseller. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

How to cite a book with an editor in APA style

To cite a book with an editor in APA style, you will need the following pieces of information:
-The name of the author(s) of the book
-The name of the editor(s) of the book
-The year that the book was published
-The title of the book
-The location (city and state or country) where the book was published
-The name of the publisher of the book

Here is an example:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Location: Publisher.

How to cite an anthology or edited book in APA style

An edited book is one that is divided into chapters, each of which is written by a different author. When you cite an edited book in APA style, you include information about the individual chapter in addition to the information about the book as a whole.

To cite an edited book in APA style, include the name of the editor or editors (listed as “Editor” or “Editors” on the front cover or title page), followed by “Ed.” or “Eds.” in parentheses. Include the year of publication and the page range for both the overall book and for the specific chapter that you are citing.

If you’re citing a specific chapter from an anthology (a collection of essays or short stories), provide both the editor’s name and ‘Chapter Author’ after the title of the chapter. The format for an anthology citation would look like this:

Hermann, H. L., & Richter, A. (Eds.). (2015). Characterizing human odor profiles and preferences across development [Chapter 1]. SpringerBriefs in psychology (pp. 1-16). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-12706-0_1

How to cite a chapter from an edited book in APA style

To cite a chapter from an edited book in APA style, you will need the following pieces of information:
– The author of the chapter
– The title of the chapter
– The name(s) of the editor(s) of the book
– The title of the book
– The publication date of the book
-The publisher.

How to Cite a Book in APA Style