HOW TO CITE A

BOOK IN APA
Group 1
 BOOK
A written work or composition that has been
published – typically printed on pages bound
together.
Understanding how to cite books will provide
you with the basis for citation conventions in
APA style. Books are key components of many
papers and are often an invaluable resource, so
this guide will show you how to format reference
page citations and in-text citations for APA 7th
edition.
 APA CITATION
style refers to the rules and conventions
established by the American Psychological
Association for documenting sources used in a
research paper. APA style requires both in-text
citations and a reference list. For every intext
citation there should be a full citation in the
reference list and vice versa..
WHAT YOU NEED?
In APA, a basic book citation includes the
following information:
• Author’s name
• Title of the book
• Publisher of the book
• Year published
Additional information is needed when citing:
• Books on websites or books in databases
⚬ DOI or stable URL if available
• E-books
⚬ DOI or stable URL if available
• Translated or edited books
⚬ Name of the translator or editor
⚬ Title of the translator or editor (trans. or ed. respectively)
• Chapters
⚬ Name of the chapter author
⚬ Name of the chapter
⚬ Name of the book editor or author
⚬ Page numbers or ranges used
• Books with multiple editions or volumes
⚬ Volume numbers and/or edition numbers
• Republished book
⚬ New edition number
⚬ Name of forward or introduction author if applicable
⚬ Original publication date
 IN-TEXT CITATIONS

The in-text citation is included within the text of your paper. There are two types:

• Parenthetical citations
• Narrative citations

• Parenthetical citations are placed at the end of a quote or paraphrase. These citations include a few details on the source (usually
the author’s name or source title and the year published) within parentheses.

Example:
“When two cultures come together, the words of their languages compete for survival” (Crystal, 2013).

• Narrative citations are when part of the source’s information is included within the sentence, so only the year needs to be
indicated in parentheses.

Example:
Crystal wrote that “when two cultures come together, the words of their languages compete for survival” (2013).
 CITING A BOOK IN APA (PRINT)
Reference Page In-text Citation
Structure Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). Title of Parenthetical structure (Author Last Name, Publication Year)
work. Publisher.

Narrative structure Author Last Name (Publication Year)

Example James, Henry. (2009). The ambassadors. Parenthetical citation (Henry, 2009)
Serenity Publishers. example

Narrative citation Henry (2009)

example
 CITING AN E-BOOK IN APA
(ONLINE OR DIGITAL BOOK)
Reference Page In-text Citation
Structure Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). Title of Parenthetical structure (Author Last Name, Publication Year)
work. Publisher. URL or DOI

Narrative structure Author Last Name (Publication Year)

Example Stoker, B. (2000). Dracula. Dover Parenthetical citation (Stoker, 2000)

Publications. https://www.overdrive.com/ example

Narrative citation Stoker (2000)

example
 CITING A BOOK IN APA
(FOUND IN A DATABASE)
Reference Page In-text Citation
Structure Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). Title of
work. Publisher. DOI if available Parenthetical structure (Author Last Name, Publication Year)

Narrative structure Author Last Name (Publication Year)

Example Rodriguez-Garcia, R., & White, E.M.

(2005). Self-assessment in managing for Parenthetical citation (Rodriguez-Garcia & White, 2005)
results: Conducting self-assessment for example
development practitioners. The
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development / The World Bank.
doi:10.1596/9780-82136148-1
Narrative citation Rodriguez-Garcia and White (2005)
example
 CITING AN AUDIO BOOK IN APA
Reference Page In-text Citation
Structure Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). Title of
work (F. M. Narrator, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Parenthetical structure (Author Last Name, Publication Year)
Publisher. URL or DOI if available

Narrative structure Author Last Name (Publication Year)

Example Gaiman, N. (2005). Anansi Boys (L. Henry,

Narr.) [Audiobook]. HarperAudio. Parenthetical citation (Gaiman, 2005)
example

Narrative citation Gaiman (2005)

example
 CITING A BOOK WITH AN AUTHOR AND
AN EDITOR
Reference Page In-text Citation
Structure Author Surname, F. M. (Year of
Publication). Title of work. (First name Parenthetical structure (Author Last Name, Publication Year)
initial and last name of editor, Ed).
Publisher. URL or DOI

Narrative structure Author Last Name (Publication Year)

Example Stevens, E. (2011). Horror stories to chill.

(P. Alvarez, Ed). Mountain Publications. Parenthetical citation (Stevens, 2011)
example

Narrative citation Stevens (2011)

example
 CITING AN EDITED BOOK (NO SINGLE
AUTHOR CREDITED)
Reference Page In-text Citation
Structure Editor Surname, F. M. (Ed.). (Year of
Publication). Title of work. Publisher. URL Parenthetical structure (Editor Surname, Year Published)
or DOI if it exists

Narrative structure Editor Surname (Year Published)

Example Mitchem, J., & Smithwick, L. (2019). Gone

dogs: tales of dogs we’ve loved. Thomas Parenthetical citation (Mitchem & Smithwick, 2019)
Woodland LLC. example

Narrative citation Mitchem and Smithwick (2019)

example
Thank
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