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APA 7th Edition Citation Guide

Print Book or eBook

Components

Author Last name, Author First Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of the book without all words capitalized: Subtitle of the book also without all words capitalized. (edition if applicable). Publisher.

Example

Abdullah, C. (2022). The stardust thief. Orbit.

Note: If the Book or eBook has a DOI, include the DOI at the end of the citation after the publisher.

Note: If your book had an edition, put it in this format (3rd ed.).

Print Book With Two Authors

Components

Author 1 Last name, Author 1 First Initial, Author 2 Last Name, Author 2 First Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of the book without all words capitalized: Subtitle of the book also without all words capitalized. (edition if applicable). Publisher.

Example:

Black, H., & Larbalestier, J. (2010). Zombies vs. unicorns. Saga Press.

Print Book with Three to Seven Authors

Components

Author 1 Last name A, First Initial A., Last name B, First Initial B., & Last name C, First Initial C. (Date of Publication). Title of the book without all words capitalized: Subtitle of the book also without all words capitalized. (edition if applicable). Publisher.

Example

Smith, T., Jones, B., & Smones, X. (2021). Zombies that swim: A nightmare of ideas. Quick-McGraw.

Note: If your book has more than seven authors please contact a librarian or reference the APA 7th edition manual.
Audiobook

Components

Author Last name, First Initial. (Date of Publication). Title of Audiobook. (Narrator) [Audiobook]. Publisher.

Example

Cline, E. (2011). Ready player one (Will Wheaton) [Audiobook]. Random House Audio.

Note: If the audiobook was released in a different year from the text version, treat the book as republished and add (Original work published year). Ex: (Original work published 2010)
Encyclopedia, Dictionary and Thesaurus Entries (website)

Components

Author Last name, First Initial. (Date of Publication). Entry Title. In Publication title with first word capitalized.  Retrieved full date, from URL

Example

Tyldesley, J. (2020, April 01). Hatshepsut. In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 3, 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/ Hatshepsut

Note: If the audiobook was released in a different year from the text version, treat the book as republished and add (Original work published year). Ex: (Original work published 2010)
Book Republished in Translation

Components

Author Last name, Author First Initial. (Date of Publication in Translation). Title of the book without all words capitalized: Subtitle of the book also without all words capitalized. (edition if applicable). Publisher. (Original work published in Date of Original Publication). 

Example

Abdullah, C. (2022). The stardust thief. Orbit. (Original work published in 2021).