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APA Citation Style, 7th ed (UNH Manchester Library): Books

Sample Citations for Books

Remember, all reference list entries are double spaced and in hanging indent format.  Example:


Book or eBook

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

Kreyling, M. (1998). Inventing Southern literature. University Press of Mississippi

Note: If the book includes a DOI, include the DOI in the reference after the publisher name. If the book does not have a DOI, end the book reference after the publisher name.

 

Book with Editor

Wilson, J.K. (Ed.). (2009). The Praeger handbook of victimology. ABC CLIO.

 

Chapter in an Edited Book

Bolton, P., Brunnermeier, M.K., & Veldkamp, L. (2010). Economists’ perspective on leadership. In N. Nohria & R. Khurama (Eds.), Handbook of leadership theory and practice (pp. 239-264). Harvard Business Press.  

 

Religious/Classical Works

Use the appropriate model for the format you consulted: use the book format for a print source, use the website format for a digital source. Consult this page for more details on citing religious works.

 

Legal Materials

Legal references written in legal style require few, if any, changes for an APA style reference list entry. For more information about references to legal materials, consult pages 354-368 in the APA manual. 

Reference list entry:

Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F. Supp. 1078 (E.D. Wis. 1972). https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/349/1078/1501673/
In-text citation includes case name in italics:
(Lessard v. Schmidt, 1972)

 

Open Educational Materials
For details about citing Open Educational Materials, see this page.