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Book Review From Library Database (No Title)
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Name of Journal , Volume Number (Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi.org/DOI-number (if given)
Works Cited List Example | McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (1), 82-84. |
In-Text Citation Example | (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number) Example: (McKinley, 2018, p. 83) |
For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the APA located at the circulation desk.
Book Review from a Website (with Title)
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Review. [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Title of Website , URL
Works Cited List Example | Bell, M. S. (2006, December 31). Are you my mother? [Review of the book , by V. Vida]. , |
In-Text Citation Example | (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication) Example: (Bell, 2018) |
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- Newspaper Articles
- Personal Communication (Interviews & Emails)
- Social Media
- Videos & DVDs
- What is a DOI?
- When Creating Digital Assignments
- When Information is Missing
- Works Cited in Another Source
- In-Text Citation Components
- Paraphrasing
- Paper Formatting
- Citation Basics
- Reference List and Sample Papers
- Annotated Bibliography
- Academic Writer
- Plagiarism & Citations
Hanging Indents:
All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Hyperlinks:
Both blue underlined (live) hyperlinks and black without underlining are both acceptable.
All hyperlinks must include https://
Do not put a period after DOIs or hyperlinks.
Book Review from Library Database (No Title)
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Name of Journal , Volume Number (Issue Number), first page number-last page number. DOI Number if Given
McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (1), 82-84. | |
(Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number) Example: (McKinley, 2018, p. 83) |
For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 in the APA Publication Manual.
Book Review from a Website (with Title)
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Review. [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Title of Website , URL
Bell, M. S. (2006, December 31). Are you my mother? [Review of the book , by V. Vida]. , https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/books/review/Bell.t.html?ref-review | |
(Author's Last Name, Year of Publication) Example: (Bell, 2018) |
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APA Citation Guide (7th edition) : Book Reviews
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- Works Cited in Another Source
- No Author, No Date etc.
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Book review from library database (no title), book review from a website (with title).
Hanging Indents:
All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Hyperlinks:
Both blue underlined (live) hyperlinks and black without underlining are both acceptable.
All hyperlinks must include https://
Do not put a period after DOIs or hyperlinks.
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Name of Journal , Volume Number (Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi number if given
Works Cited List Example | McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (1), 82-84. |
In-Text Citation Example | (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number) Example: (McKinley, 2018, p. 83) |
For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the APA located at the circulation desk.
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Review. [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Title of Website , URL
Works Cited List Example | Bell, M. S. (2006, December 31). Are you my mother? [Review of the book , by V. Vida]. , https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/books/review/Bell.t.html?ref-review |
In-Text Citation Example | (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication) Example: (Bell, 2018) |
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APA Citation Guide (7th edition) : Book Reviews
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- Newspaper Articles
- Personal Communication (Interviews, Emails)
- Social Media
- Videos & DVDs
- When Creating Digital Assignments
- Works Cited in Another Source
- Works by the same author with the same year
- Paraphrasing
- No author, no date etc
- Sample Paper
- Annotated Bibliography
On This Page
Book review from library database (no title).
- Book Review From Library Database (with Title)
Hanging Indents:
All citations should be double-spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference list.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Hyperlinks:
Both blue underlined (live) hyperlinks and black without underlining are both acceptable.
All hyperlinks must include https://
Do not put a period after DOIs or hyperlinks.
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Name of Journal , Volume Number (Issue Number), first page number-last page number. DOI Number if Given
Works Cited List Example | McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (1), 82-84. |
In-Text Citation Example | (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number) Example: (McKinley, 2018, p. 83) |
For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the APA.
Book Review from a Website (with Title)
Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Review. [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any , by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Title of Website , URL
Works Cited List Example | Bell, M. S. (2006, December 31). Are you my mother? [Review of the book , by V. Vida]. , https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/books/review/Bell.t.html?ref-review |
In-Text Citation Example | (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication) Example: (Bell, 2018) |
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APA 7th Edition Citation Examples
- Volume and Issue Numbers
- Page Numbers
- Undated Sources
- Citing a Source Within a Source
- In-Text Citations
- Academic Journals
- Encyclopedia Articles
- Book, Film, and Product Reviews
Format for book, film, and product reviews
Library database.
- Online Classroom Materials
- Conference Papers
- Technical + Research Reports
- Court Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Agreements
- Federal Regulations: I. The Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Regulations: II. The Federal Register
- Executive Orders
- Charter of the United Nations
- Federal Statutes
- Dissertations and Theses
- Interviews, E-mail Messages + Other Personal Communications
- Social Media
- Business Sources
- PowerPoints
- AI: ChatGPT, etc.
Author last name, first initial. (Date). Article title. [Review of the book/film/product Book/film/product title ]. Journal Title, volume (issue), page numbers. URL
- Author: List the last name, followed by the first initial (and second initial). See Authors for more information.
- Date: List the date between parentheses, followed by a period.
- Article title: Capitalize the first word of the title, subtitle, and proper nouns, followed by a period.
- Review of: Include words "Review of the [book/film/product]" before title. Italicize the title. Capitalize the first word of the title, subtitle, and proper nouns, followed by a period.
- Journal title: In italics. Capitalize all important words.
- Volume and issue number: Volume number in italics. Issue number in parentheses, no italics.
- Page number(s): If from a database, list page numbers followed by a period.
- URL: If from the free web, use a URL.
See specific examples below.
A titled book, film, or product review:
Grimes, W. (2006, December 13). Beyond Mandalay, the road to isolation and xenophobia [Review of the book The river of lost footsteps: Histories of Burma, by T. Myint-U]. New York Times , pp. E8, E10.
An untitled book, film, or product review (for example, a review covering multiple works):
Guha, M. (2006). [Review of the books Fleeting pleasures: A history of intoxicants, by M. London and Dirty: A search for answers inside America's teenage drug epidemic , by M. Maran]. Journal of Mental Health, 15 , 713-716. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713432595
Follow the correct formatting for the type of publication (e.g. a newspaper, a scholarly journal) the review is taken from, including the DOI if one is available.
Cohen, P. (2007, May 9). Love, honor, cherish, and buy [Review of the book One perfect day: The selling of the American wedding, by R. Mead]. New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/books/09bride.html
See Publication Manual , 10.7.
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How to Write a Book Review in the APA Format
How to write a paper in mba style.
The academic disciplines of psychology and sociology require authors to submit work that conforms to APA standards. These standards are set by the American Psychological Association (APA) to “advance scholarship by setting sound and rigorous standards for scientific communication.” When writing an APA book review to conform to these standards, authors should also be mindful of APA formatting, style and usage issues.
General APA Book Review Requirements
When writing a book review, spend some time introducing the author's background, motivation and qualifications for writing the book. Note that an APA style book report describes what happens in the book with descriptions of the book's contents and ideas. In contrast, an APA style book review looks at the book's ideas but focuses primarily on the reviewer's opinion and analysis of the book itself. In your book review, begin by introducing the concepts of the book clearly and thoroughly. Summarize the author’s intentions and methods and then evaluate the effectiveness of those methods. Did the book make a convincing argument? Did the data or information presented effectively prove the thesis? Was it interesting? Humorous? How does the book engage the reader?
In-text Citations
When using direct quotations or a paraphrase from a book in your book review, you must cite the author according to the book review format in APA style. This is done by including the name of the author, the year of publication and the page number. You can accomplish this by using a signal phrase that includes the author’s last name. As an example, “According to Gosling (2008), 'We know that creative people tend to be more philosophical but no more or less anxious than other types' (p. 36)." Be sure to place the punctuation after the parenthetical citation rather than directly after the quote. If, throughout the article, you are only quoting from the one book you are reviewing and this is clear to the reader, it is not necessary to include the date after each quote or paraphrased section.
APA Style Reference List
Each quote cited in the APA book review must correspond to a source in a reference list at the end of the article. In a book review, this usually consists of only one book. On occasion, a reviewer may cite other texts in comparison with the one being reviewed. In those cases, the references must appear alphabetically. Sources must be double-spaced and formatted with a hanging indent with all lines but the first line of each entry must be indented. The references should be presented with the author’s name, the publication year in parenthesis, the title (in italics and in sentence case), the city and state of publication and the publisher. If an author's name is not available for the source, verify the reference by visiting the related .edu website. Note the placement of specific punctuation in this example: Gosling, Sam. (2008). Snoop: What your stuff says about you. New York, NY: Basic Books.
APA Book Review Formatting
APA format requires some general formatting standards. The preferred typeface for APA publications is Times New Roman with a 12 point font size, according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Use a one-inch margin all around. Double space lines of text throughout the document. This includes the title, headings, body and any references. Align the lines using the flush-left feature in your word processing software. Never divide words at the end of a line by using a hyphen. It is better to keep the line short than break a word at the end of a line.
Check Before Submitting
Before submitting, always check with the source to verify whether certain features are required in the document. For instance, many APA publications require an abstract or a brief summary of the article. However, this is not usually required with a book review and is reserved for papers containing scientific research. Do not hesitate to check with your professor or copy editor with any questions before submitting your manuscript.
Style and Usage Issues
Style and usage requirements are not universal across all disciplines. When conforming to APA book review standards, keep these requirements in mind. Capitalize major words in titles of books and articles within the body of the paper. This excludes conjunctions, articles and prepositions unless they contain over four letters. Capitalize both words in a hyphenated compound when it appears in a title. Use the serial comma throughout your work. Place a comma after each element in a series of three or more items even when the last element is followed by a conjunction. For instance, “the students measured the height, width, and depth of the nests.” Use numerals to express numbers ten and above and all numbers that represent statistical data. For example, you would write, “Mr. Smith spent five years writing the book,” but “Mr. Smith spent 25 years writing the book” and “more than 5 percent of the sample.”
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APA (7th ed.) referencing guide (Online): Book review in a journal or newspaper
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- Direct quotes
- Secondary Referencing
- More than one work cited
- Author with two or more works cited in the same year
- Personal Communication
- In-text citations
Reference list
- Referencing Tools
- Books with one author
- Books with two authors
- Books with three or more authors
- Edited book
- Chapter in an edited book
- Anthologies and Collected Works
- Critical Editions
- Multivolume work
- Religious and classical Works
- Thesis / Dissertation
- Translation
- Work within an Anthology
- Conference Paper
- Journal article with one author
- Journal article with two authors
- Journal articles with three or more authors
- Journal article with no identified author/anonymous author
- Newspaper articles
- Magazine articles
Book review in a journal or newspaper
- Act of Parliament
- Law report (case law)
- Business Reports
- Statistics & Datasets
- Government reports
- YouTube/online videos
- Episode of a TV Show
- Radio Broadcast
Below you will find guidance and examples of how to set out a reference to a book review in a journal or a newspaper in the body of your work and in the reference list at the end.
In text citations
According to Nagorski (2013)... OR ...(Nagorski, 2013).
Book review in a journal
Last name of reviewer, Initial(s). (Year). Title of review [Review of the book Title of book, by name of book's author]. Journal Title, Volume number in italics (issue or part number), page numbers. DOI
Nagorski, A. (2013). The totalitarian temptation [Review of the book The devil in history: communism, fascism and some lessons of the 20th century, by V. Tismaneanu]. Foreign Affairs, 92 (1), 172-176.
Book review in a newspaper
Last name of reviewer, Initial(s). (Year, Month Date). Title of review [Review of the book Title of book, by name of book's author]. Name of Newspaper. URL
Santos, F. (2019, January 11). Reframing refugee children's stories [Review of the book We are displaced: My journey and stories from refugee girls around the world , by M. Yousafzai]. The New York Times. https://nyti.ms/2Hlgjk3
If the review is untitled, place the material in square brackets immediately after the year. Retain the brackets to indicate that this is a description of the form and content, not the review's title.
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How to Cite a Review in APA Referencing
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Reviews of books, films, and other media can be great sources in academic writing. But how do you cite a review using APA referencing ? In this post, we explain the basics of citations and the reference list entry.
In-Text Citations for a Review in APA Style
Citations for a review in APA referencing are similar to those for other sources. This means you cite the reviewer’s surname and year of publication:
One review was especially scathing (Smith, 2001).
In addition, if you quote a print source, make sure to cite a page number:
Smith (2001) dismisses the argument as “puerile” (p. 16).
For more on APA citations, see our blog post on the topic .
Reviews in an APA Reference List
The format for a review in an APA reference list will depend on where it was published. For instance, for a review published in a newspaper, you would cite it as a newspaper article . But for a review published on a blog or website, you would cite it as a blog post or website instead.
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In all cases, though, you will need to adapt the format by adding details of the thing being reviewed in square brackets after the review title.
You can see APA-style references for reviews from an academic journal and a website below, complete with this extra information:
Smith, G. (2001). A backward step for applied ethics [Review of the book Righteous Thought, Righteous Action , by X. Morrison]. Journal of Applied Philosophy , 18(1), 16–24.
Bert, E. (2018). Neil Breen outdoes himself again [Review of the film Twisted Pair , by N. Breen, Dir.]. BadMovieCentral. http://www.badmoviecentral.com/reviews/twisted-pair/
This ensures the reader can identify both the review you’re citing and the thing being reviewed from the reference list entry alone.
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APA Style (7th Edition) Citation Guide: Books & Ebooks
- Introduction
- Journal Articles
- Magazine/Newspaper Articles
- Books & Ebooks
- Government & Legal Documents
- Biblical Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Films/Videos/TV Shows
- How to Cite: Other
- Additional Help
Table of Contents
Book In Print With One Author
Book in Print More Than One Author
Chapters, Short Stories, Essays, or Articles From a Book (Anthology or Collection)
Article in an online reference book (e.g. encyclopedias, dictionaries).
Note: All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
This Microsoft support page contains instructions about how to format a hanging indent in a paper.
Authors/Editors
An author won't necessarily be a person's name. It may be an organization or company, for example Health Canada. These are called group or corporate authors.
If a book has no author or editor, begin the citation with the book title, followed by the year of publication in round brackets.
If an author is also the publisher, omit the publisher from the reference. This happens most often with corporate or group authors.
When a book has one to 20 authors or editors, all authors' names are cited in the Reference List entry. When a book has 21 or more authors or editors, list the first 19 authors followed by three spaced ellipse points (. . .) , and then the last author's name. Rules are different for in-text citations; please see the examples provided.
Cite author names in the order in which they appear on the source, not in alphabetical order (the first author is usually the person who contributed the most work to the publication).
Capitalize the first letter of the first word of the title. If there is a colon (:) in the title, also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon.
Capitalize the first letter of proper names in titles, such as names of places or people.
Italicize titles of journals, magazines, newspapers, and books. Do not italicize the titles of articles or book chapters.
Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the article title. If there is a colon in the article title, also capitalize the first letter of the first word after the colon.
Place of Publication
Do not include the publisher location in the reference. Only for works associated with a specific location, like conference presentations, include the location. For cities in the US and Canada list the city name and the province or state code. For other countries, list the city name and the country. Examples: Toronto, ON ; Tokyo, Japan
Electronic Books
Don't include the format, platform, or device (e.g. Kindle) in the reference. Include the publisher name. For audiobooks, include the narrator and audiobook notation.
Ebooks from Websites (not from library databases)
If an ebook from a website was originally published in print, give the author, year, title, edition (if given) and the url. If it was never published in print, treat it like a multi-page website.
Book In Print With One Author or Editor
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.
Note: If the named person is an editor, place "(Ed.)." after the name.
Mulholland, K. (2003). Class, gender and the family business . Palgrave McMillan.
In-Text Paraphrase:
(Author's Last Name, Year)
Example: (Mulholland, 2003)
In-Text Quote:
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)
Example: (Mulholland, 2003, p. 70)
Book in Print More Than One Author or Editor
Last Name of First Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given, & Last Name of Second Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.
Note: Authors' names are separated by commas. Put a comma and an ampersand (&) before the name of the last author cited.
Note : For works with three or more authors, the first in-text citation is shortened to include the first author's surname followed by "et al."
Note: If the listed names are editors rather than authors, include "(Eds.)." at the end of the list of names. The below example shows a list of editors.
Reference List Example:
Kaakinen, J., Coehlo, D., Steele, R., Tabacco, L., & Hanson, H. (Eds.). (2015). Family health care nursing: Theory, practice, and research (5th ed.). F.A. Davis Company.
In-text Citation
Two Authors/Editors
(Kaakinen & Coehlo, 2015)
Direct quote: (Kaakinen & Coehlo, 2015, p. 57)
Three or more Authors/Editors
(Kaakinen et al., 2015)
Direct quote: (Kaakinen et al., 2015, p. 57)
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name. URL
Example from Website:
Rhode, D. L. (2002). Divorce, American style . University of California Press. http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=kt9z09q84w;brand=ucpress
Example: (Rhode, 2002)
Example: (Rhode, 2002, p. 101)
If no author or creator is provided, start the citation with the title/name of the item you are citing instead. Follow the title/name of the item with the date of publication, and the continue with other citation details.
Remember: an author/creator may be an organization or corporation, for example Health Canada. If you don't have a person's name as the author, but do have the name of an organization or corporation, put that organization/corporation's name as the author.
If and only if an item is signed as being created by Anonymous, use "Anonymous" where you'd normally put the author's name.
When you have no author, use a shortened version of the title where you'd normally put the author's name.
If you're citing something which is part of a bigger work, like an article from a magazine, newspaper, journal, encyclopedia, or chapter/short story from a book, put the shortened title in quotation marks in your in-text citation:
Example, paraphrase: ("A few words," 2014)
If you're citing an entire work, like a book, website, video, etc., italicize the shortened title in your in-text citation:
Example, paraphrase: ( A few words , 2014)
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of chapter, article, essay or short story. In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if Given. Editor's Last Name (Ed.), Title of book: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition, pp. first page number-last page number). Publisher Name.
Note: If you have more than one editor list their name(s) after the first editor listed in the book, giving their initials and last name. Put an ampersand (&) before the last editor's name.
When you have one editor the short form (Ed.) is used after the editor's name. If you have more than one editor use (Eds.) instead.
O'Neil, J. M., & Egan, J. (1992). Men's and women's gender role journeys: A metaphor for healing, transition, and transformation. In B. R. Wainrib (Ed.), Gender issues across the life cycle (pp. 107-123). Springer.
Note: If there is no editor given you may leave out that part of the citation.
(Author's Last Name, Year)
Example (2 authors): (O'Neil & Egan, 1992)
(Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)
Example (2 authors): (O'Neil & Egan, 1992, p. 998)
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of article. In Editor's First Initial. Second Initial if Given. Editor's Last Name (Ed.), Title of book: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name. URL or DOI
Caviness, L. B. (2008). Brain-relevant education. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of educational psychology . Sage Publications. https://login.uportland.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/sageedpsyc/brain_relevant_education/0?institutionId=5407
Example (1 author): (Caviness, 2008)
Example (1 author): (Caviness, 2008, Focus on the brain section, para. 2)
Note: When there are no visible page numbers or paragraph numbers, you may cite the section heading and the number of the paragraph in that section to identify where your quote came from.
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How to Cite a Book in APA
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.
Citing a book in which the chapters are written by different authors is a little more involved than citing other types of books. You will find information on this type of book in this guide, but you can find also find more in-depth information here, in the article How to Cite a Chapter in a Book APA . That article is also helpful for in-text citations that include page numbers.
Guide Overview
What you need.
- Citing a book (print)
- Citing an E-book (online or digital book)
- Citing a book (found in a database)
- Citing an audiobook
- Citing a book with an editor credited on the cover
- Citing an edited book
Troubleshooting
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:
- DOI or stable URL if available
- Name of the translator or editor
- Title of the translator or editor (trans. or ed. respectively)
- Name of the chapter author
- Name of the chapter
- Name of the book editor or author
- Page numbers or ranges used
- Volume numbers and/or edition numbers
- New edition number
- Name of forward or introduction author if applicable
- Original publication date
Citing a book in APA (print)
Reference Page | |
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Structure | Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). Publisher. |
Example | James, Henry. (2009). Serenity Publishers. |
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In-text citation | |
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Parenthetical structure Narrative structure | (Author Last Name, Publication Year) Author Last Name (Publication Year) |
Parenthetical citation example Narrative citation example | (Henry, 2009) Henry (2009) |
Note: Capitalize the first letter of the first word of the title and any subtitles (the first word that follows a colon), as well as the first letter of any proper nouns. See our APA Citation Basics guide or the APA Publication Manual for more information.
Citing an E-book in APA (online or digital book)
An e-book is considered a written work or composition that has been digitized and is readable through computers or e-readers (Kindles, iPads,nooks etc.). As of the APA 7th edition, a special notation does not need to be made for e-reader versions. Simply include the book’s URL or DOI number at the end of the citation. However, if you’re citing an audiobook, scroll down this page to see the different citation structure for audiobooks.
Reference Page | |
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Structure | Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). . Publisher. URL or DOI |
Example | Stoker, B. (2000). Dover Publications. https://www.overdrive.com/ |
In-text citation | |
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Parenthetical structure Narrative structure | (Author Last Name, Publication Year) Author Last Name (Publication Year) |
Parenthetical citation example Narrative citation example | (Stoker, 2000) Stoker (2000) |
Citing a book in APA (found in a database)
Some e-books may be available online through your library’s databases or catalogs. According to the 7th edition of APA style, most books found via academic databases do not need to include the database name or link in the citation. This is because these books are usually widely available in many place and resources.
Reference Page | |
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Structure | Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). Publisher. DOI if available |
Example | Rodriguez-Garcia, R., & White, E.M. (2005). The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. doi:10.1596/9780-82136148-1 |
In-text citation | |
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Parenthetical structure Narrative structure | (Author Last Names, Publication Year) Author Last Name (Publication Year) |
Parenthetical citation example Narrative citation example | (Rodriguez-Garcia & White, 2005) Rodriguez-Garcia and White (2005) |
Citing an audio book in APA
An audiobook is a book that has been converted into audio files or an audio format. They are also sometimes called “books on tape.”
Reference Page | |
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Structure | Author, F. M. (Year of Publication). (F. M. Narrator, Narr.) [Audiobook]. Publisher. URL or DOI if available |
Example | Gaiman, N. (2005). (L. Henry, Narr.) [Audiobook]. HarperAudio. |
In-text citation | |
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Parenthetical structure Narrative structure | (Author Last Name, Publication Year) Author Last Name (Publication Year) |
Parenthetical citation example Narrative citation example | (Gaiman, 2005) Gaiman (2005) |
Citing a book with an author and an editor
Reference Page | |
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Structure | Author Surname, F. M. (Year of Publication). . (First name initial and last name of editor, Ed). Publisher. URL or DOI |
Example | Stevens, E. (2011). (P. Alvarez, Ed) Mountain Publications. |
In-text citation | |
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Parenthetical structure Narrative structure | (Author Surname, Year Published) Author Last Name (Publication Year) |
Parenthetical citation example Narrative citation example | (Stevens, 2011) Stevens (2011) |
Citing an edited book (no single author credited)
Reference Page | |
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Structure | Editor Surname, F. M. (Ed.). (Year of Publication). . Publisher. URL or DOI if it exists |
Example | Mitchem, J., & Smithwick, L. (2019). Thomas Woodland LLC. |
In-text citation | |
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Parenthetical structure Narrative structure | (Editor Surname, Year Published) Editor Surname (Year Published) |
Parenthetical example Narrative example | (Mitchem & Smithwick, 2019) Mitchem and Smithwick (2019) |
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Solution #1: How to cite a book in another language
Books written in another language should contain the translation in brackets next to the title. If the language contains characters that are different from the Roman alphabet, transliterate the alphabet into the Roman alphabet for your citation.
Author’s last name, F. M. (Year). Title of the book in original language [Translated title]. Publisher.
Sanchez, E. (2018). Yo no soy tu perfecta hija Mexicana [I am not your perfect Mexican daughter]. Vintage Espanol.
Solution #2: How to cite a republished translated book
For translated books, include the name of the original author at the start of the citation, but for the year, include the date of publication for the version you are using. After the title, include the translator’s name, and after the publisher, provide the original publication date. For in-text citation, two dates are required. Write the date of the original publication first, then add a slash followed by the current version that you are using.
Reference page structure:
Author’s last name, F. M. (Year). Title of the work (Translator’s F. Last name, Trans.; Edition number ed.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
Reference page example:
Freud, S. (1950). Beyond the pleasure principle (J. Strachey, Trans., 2nd ed.). Liveright. (Original work published 1920)
In-text citation structure:
Parenthetical structure: (Author last name, date of original publication/date of current version) Narrative structure: Author last name (date of original publication/date of current version)
In-text citation example:
Parenthetical example: (Freud, 1920/1950)
Narrative example: Freud (1920/1950)
Solution #3: How to cite an ancient Greek or Roman work
Much like translated versions, include the original date of publication after the publisher (or DOI link). However, for ancient texts, be sure to include “ca.” (which stands for “circa”) with the date, followed by B.C.E. or C.E. For the in-text citation, you will also need to include ca. and B.C.E. or C.E. after the author’s name, followed by the date of the current version.
Author’s last name, F. M. (Year). Title of the work (Translator’s F. Last name, Trans.; Edition number ed.). Publisher. (Original work published ca. date)
Homer. (1990). The odyssey (R. Fitzgerald, Trans.). Vintage Books. (Original work published ca. 8 B.C.E.)
Parenthetical structure: Author last name, original date of the work/current version date
Narrative structure: Author last name (original date of the work/current version date)
Parenthetical example: (Homer, ca. 8 B.C.E./1990)
Narrative example: Homer (ca. 8 B.C.E./1990)
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To cite a book in APA style, you need to have basic information including the authors, publication year, book title, and publisher. The templates for in-text citation and reference list entry of a book written by a single author along with examples are given below:
In-text citation template and example:
Author Surname (Publication Year)
Dean (2010)
Parenthetical
(Author Surname, Publication Year)
(Dean, 2010)
Reference list entry template and example:
Author Surname, F. M. (Publication Year). Book title: Subtitle of the book . Publisher Name.
Dean, J. (2010). Blog theory: Feedback and capture in the circuits of drive . Polity Press.
Set the book title in italics and sentence case. Capitalize the first word after a colon. If an edition number is given, place it after the title in parenthesis. The style should be, for example, (2nd ed.).
To cite a book chapter with multiple authors in APA style, you need to have basic information including the names of the authors, publication year, chapter title, editors, publisher, and place of publication. The templates for in-text citation and reference list entry of a book chapter along with examples are given below:
When the source has 3–20 authors
In the text, use the first author’s surname followed by “et al.”
First Author Surname et al. (Publication Year)
Rong et al. (2017)
(Author Surname et al., Publication Year)
(Rong et al., 2017)
List the names of all authors in the reference list. Use “&” before the last author’s name. The book title is set in italics. The word “In” is used before the editor’s name. Note that the style for setting the editors’ names is the initial of the first name (and if applicable, the middle name) followed by the surname. Use “(Eds.)” after the editors’ name. Do not include the publisher’s location in the reference. The example below is for three author names.
Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F.M., & Author Surname, F.M. (Publication Year). Chapter title: Subtitle. In F. Editor1 & F. Editor2 (Eds.), Book title (pp. #–#). Publisher Name.
Rong, X. L., Hilburn, J., & Sun, W. (2017). Immigration, demographic changes, and schools in North Carolina from 1990 to 2015. In X. Rong & J. Hilburn (Eds.), Immigration and education in North Carolina (pp. 1–24). Sense.
When the source has more than 20 authors
In the text, use the first author’s surname followed by et al.
Alvarez et al. (2019)
(Alvarez et al., 2019)
List the first 19 author’s names in the reference list followed by an ellipsis. Then add the last author’s name.
Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., Author Surname, F. M., . . . Author Surname, F. M. (Publication Year). Chapter title: Subtitle. In F. Editor1 & F. Editor2 (Eds.), Book title (pp. #–#). Publisher Name.
Alvarez, L. D., Peach, J. L., Rodriguez, J. F., Donald, L., Thomas, M., Aruck, A., Samy, K., Anthony, K., Ajey, M., Rodriguez, K. L., Katherine, K., Vincent, A., Pater, F., Somu, P., Pander, L., Berd, R., Fox, L., Anders, A., Kamala, W., . . . Nicole Jones, K. (2019). Unsung psychology pioneers: A content analysis of who makes history (and who doesn’t). In R. Lerner & W. Overton (Eds.), The handbook of life-span development (pp. 509–553). Wiley.
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Citing a Book in APA Style (6th Edition) | Format & Examples
Published on November 5, 2020 by Jack Caulfield . Revised on January 25, 2024.
A book citation in APA Style always includes the author’s name, the publication year, the book title, and the publisher.
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The APA in-text citation for a book includes the author’s last name, the year, and (if relevant) a page number.
In the reference list , start with the author’s last name and initials, followed by the year. The book title is written in sentence case (only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns). Include other contributors (e.g. editors and translators) and the edition if specified.
Format | Last name, Initials. (Year). . (Contributor initials, last name, role.) (Edition). City, State/Country: Publisher. |
Example | Anderson, B. (1983). . London, UK: Verso. |
In-text citation | (Anderson, 1983, p. 23) |
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To cite a book you accessed online, replace information about the publisher with information about the book’s format and location online.
Books accessed on e-readers
A citation of an ebook (i.e. a book accessed on an e-reader) includes the ebook format in square brackets. Add a DOI where available, and otherwise link to the page where the ebook can be purchased or accessed.
Since ebooks sometimes do not include page numbers, APA recommends using other methods of identifying a specific passage in your in-text citations – for example, a chapter or section title or a paragraph number.
Format | Last name, Initials. (Year). [ebook format information]. Retrieved from URL or https://doi.org/xxxxxx |
Example | Burns, A. (2018). [Kindle version]. Retrieved from https://amzn.to/2ObKrVf |
In-text citation | (Burns, 2018, para. 15) |
Books accessed online
A book accessed through a web browser (for example, in PDF form or on Google Books) follows a slightly different format:
Format | Last name, Initials. (Year). . Retrieved from URL or https://doi.org/xxxxxxxx |
Example | Brück, M. (2009). . https:/doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2473-2 |
In-text citation | (Brück, 2009, p. 15) |
When citing a particular chapter from a book containing texts by various authors (e.g. a collection of essays), begin the citation with the author of the chapter and mention the book’s editor(s) later in the reference. A page range identifies the chapter’s location in the book:
Format | Last name, Initials. (Year). Title of chapter. In Initials. Last name (Ed. or Eds.), (pp. page range). Publisher. DOI if available |
Example | Belsey, C. (2006). Poststructuralism. In S. Malpas & P. Wake (Eds.), (pp. 51–61). New York, NY: Routledge. |
In-text citation | (Belsey, 2006, p. 55). |
Citing a single volume
When citing from one volume of a multivolume book, the format varies slightly depending on whether each volume has a title or just a number.
If the volume has a specific title, this should simply be written as part of the title in your reference list entry:
Eliot, T. S. (2015). The poems of T. S. Eliot: Vol. 1. Collected and uncollected poems (Ricks, C., & McCue, J., Eds.). London, England: Faber & Faber.
If the volume is only numbered, not titled, the volume number is not italicized and appears in parentheses after the title:
Dylan, B. (2005). Chronicles (Vol. 1) . New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Citing a multivolume book as a whole
If you refer to the book in general, you may wish to cite the whole thing rather than a specific volume. In this case, individual volume titles are not included even if they do exist:
Eliot, T. S. (2015). The poems of T. S. Eliot (Vols. 1–2) (Ricks, C., & McCue, J., Eds.). London, England: Faber & Faber.
All the information you need to cite a book can usually be found on the title page and the copyright page:
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The APA reference list entry for the book above would look like this:
Butler, C. (2002). Postmodernism: A very short introduction . Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
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The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources. E-books are described on our "Electronic Sources" page . For a complete list of how to cite print sources, please refer to the 7 th edition of the APA Publication Manual.
Note: If available, APA 7 requires a DOI for all works that have one — whether print or digital. If a print work does not have a DOI do not include it in the reference citation.
Basic Format for Books
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle . Publisher Name. DOI (if available)
Stoneman, R. (2008). Alexander the Great: A life in legend . Yale University Press.
Edited Book, No Author
Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle . Publisher. DOI (if available)
Leitch, M. G., & Rushton, C. J. (Eds.). (2019). A new companion to Malory . D. S. Brewer.
Edited Book with an Author or Authors
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (E. Editor, Ed.). Publisher. DOI (if available)
Malory, T. (2017). Le morte darthur (P. J. C. Field, Ed.). D. S. Brewer. (Original work published 1469-70)
A Translation
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (T. Translator, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published YEAR) DOI (if available)
Plato (1989). Symposium (A. Nehamas & P. Woodruff, Trans.). Hackett Publishing Company. (Original work published ca. 385-378 BCE)
Note : When you cite a republished work, like the one above, in your text, it should appear with both dates: Plato (385-378/1989)
Edition Other Than the First
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (# edition). Publisher. DOI (if available)
Belcher, W. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success (2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press.
Article or Chapter in an Edited Book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available)
Note : When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title, use "pp." before the numbers: (pp. 1-21). This abbreviation, however, does not appear before the page numbers in periodical references. List any edition number in the same set of parentheses as the page numbers, separated by a comma: (2nd ed., pp. 66-72).
Armstrong, D. (2019). Malory and character. In M. G. Leitch & C. J. Rushton (Eds.), A new companion to Malory (pp. 144-163). D. S. Brewer.
Multivolume Work
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (Vol. #) . Publisher. DOI (if available)
David, A., & Simpson, J. (Eds.). (2006). The Norton anthology of English literature: The Middle Ages (8 th ed.,Vol. A). W. W. Norton and Company.
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For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the APA located at the circulation desk.
Book reviews typically evaluate recently-written works. They offer a brief description of the text's key points and often provide a short appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of the work. Readers sometimes confuse book reviews with book reports, but the two are not identical. Book reports commonly describe what happens in a work; their ...
For example, a book review in a journal follows the same format as an article in a journal, except that it also includes information about the book being reviewed. This page lists examples on how to cite book reviews. For examples of more types of reviews (films, TV shows, video games, etc.), see the APA Publication Manual, pp. 334-335.
For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 in the APA Publication Manual.
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In-Text Citation Example. (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number) Example: (McKinley, 2018, p. 83) For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the APA located at the circulation desk.
Journal articles and other periodicals Section 10.1 Books and reference works Section 10.2 Edited book chapters and entries in reference works Section 10.3
For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the APA.
Review of: Include words "Review of the [book/film/product]" before title. Italicize the title. Capitalize the first word of the title, subtitle, and proper nouns, followed by a period.
A book review is a form of literary criticism where a book is summarized or critically evaluated by a reviewer. Reviews can be based on opinion or academic analysis and are often written by experts in the field or individuals with a specific interest in the book's material. In this post, we'll demonstrate how to cite a book review in APA format, both in the text and on the reference page.
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Book/Ebook References. Use the same formats for both print books and ebooks. For ebooks, the format, platform, or device (e.g., Kindle) is not included in the reference. This page contains reference examples for books, including the following: Whole authored book. Whole edited book. Republished book, with editor.
When using direct quotations or a paraphrase from a book in your book review, you must cite the author according to the book review format in APA style. This is done by including the name of the author, the year of publication and the page number. You can accomplish this by using a signal phrase that includes the author's last name.
Below you will find guidance and examples of how to set out a reference to a book review in a journal or a newspaper in the body of your work and in the reference list at the end.
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Reviews of books, films, and other media can be great sources in academic writing. But how do you cite a review using APA referencing? In this post, we explain the basics of citations and the reference list entry.
An APA book citation includes the author, title, year, and publisher. To cite a chapter in a book, include the editor and page range.
Put a comma and an ampersand (&) before the name of the last author cited. Note: For works with three or more authors, the first in-text citation is shortened to include the first author's surname followed by "et al." Note: If the listed names are editors rather than authors, include " (Eds.)." at the end of the list of names.
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Citing a book in which the chapters are written by different authors is a little more involved than citing other types of books. You will find information on this type of book in this guide, but you can find also find more in-depth information here, in the article How to Cite a Chapter in a Book APA. That article is also helpful for in-text citations that include page numbers.
Basic book citation format. The APA in-text citation for a book includes the author's last name, the year, and (if relevant) a page number. In the reference list, start with the author's last name and initials, followed by the year. The book title is written in sentence case (only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns).
The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources. E-books are described on our "Electronic Sources" page . For a complete list of how to cite print sources, please refer to the 7 th edition of the APA Publication Manual. Note: If available, APA 7 requires a DOI for all works that have one — whether print or digital.