APA Style Citations 7th Edition: Books & eBooks

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Reference with three to twenty authors

Freeman, P., Chaplin, J. E., & Albala, K. (2014). Food in time and place: The American historical companion to food history. University of California Press. 

In-text citation with three to twenty authors

Quoting: (Freeman et al., 2014, p. 311).

Summarizing: (Freeman et al., 2014).

Reference with one author

Hays, P. A. (2016). Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy. (3rd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/14801-000

In-text citation with one author

Quoting: (Hays, 2016, p. 250).

Summarizing: (Hays, 2016).

Reference with three to twenty editors

Dobbs, A. W., Sittler, R. L., & Cook, D. (Eds.) (2013). Using LibGuides to enhance library services. ALA TechSource. 

In-text citation with three to twenty editors

Quoting: (Dobbs et al., 2013, p. 123).

Summarizing: (Dobbs et al., 2013).

Reference with three to twenty authors

Bielat, V., Befus, R., & Arnold, J. (2013). Integrating LibGuides into the teaching-learning process. In A. Dobbs, R. Sittler, & D. Cook (Eds.), Using LibGuides to enhance library services (pp. 121-142). ALA TechSource. 

In-text citation with three to twenty authors

Quoting: (Bielat et al., 2013, p. 123).

Summarizing: (Bielat et al., 2013).

Reference accessed online

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Socioeconomic. In Merriam-Webster dictionary. Retrieved March 25, 2021 from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socioeconomic

In-text citation accessed online

Quoting or Summarizing: (Merriam-Webster, n.d.).

Reference with one author

Skidmore-Roth, L. (2021). Mosby's 2021 nursing drug reference (34th ed). Elsevier. 

In-text citation with one author

Quoting: (Skidmore-Roth, 2021, p. 311).

Summarizing: (Skidmore-Roth, 2021).

• Use a hanging indent - the first line of each refence entry should be flush to the left side, all lines after the first line should be indented ½ inch from the left margin
• Double space all reference entries
• Use the same format for print and eBooks
• If there is no author, move the title to the author position followed by the date
• Do not include physical locations for publishers in any reference type
• Do not include a URL to an eBook unless it takes you directly to the book without logging in first
• There is no period after a DOI or URL

• If you listed a source on your "References" page, you MUST have cited that source in your paper

I found the book in a library database, like EBSCOhost?

• APA 7th Edition does not include the name of the database or the permalink from library databases.  Books in the library database usually provide page numbers, so you will most likely use one of the examples above. 

What if my Book has more than 20 authors?

• If you have more than 20 authors include the names of the first 19, insert an ellipsis...and then add the final author's name. You will not need to use an ampersand & in this reference. The in-text citation will be (last name of the first author et all., publication date).