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APA 7th Referencing

Instructions and links for Referencing support

Books

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the book: Subtitle of the book (#th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL

Swartz, W. (2019)Descriptive psychology and the person concept: Essential attributes of persons and behavior. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2017-0-00372-5

 

Note:

In-text citation

(Swartz, 2019) OR Swartz (2019) thought that ...


Reference list

Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. DOI or URL (if available)

Swartz, W. (2019). Descriptive psychology and the person concept: Essential attributes of persons and behavior. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2017-0-00372-5

 

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In-text citation

(CCH Macquarie Dictionary, 1993) OR CCH Macquarie Dictionary (1993) defines…

 

Note:

  • Use the first few words of the book title.
  • Italicise the book title.

Reference list

Title of book. (Year). Publisher. DOI or URL (if available)

The CCH Macquarie dictionary of business. (1993). CCH Australia.

In-text citation

(NSW Health, 2002) OR NSW Health (2002) recommends that….


Reference list

Author Group name. (Year). Title of book. Publisher. DOI or URL (if available)

NSW Health. (2002). Best practice guidelines for the management of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents

 

Note:

  • If the author name is the same as the publisher, omit the publisher.

In-text citation

(DeHart et al.,1995) OR DeHart et al. (1995) state the idea that…


Reference list

Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of book (Edition number ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL (if available)

DeHart, G. B., Sroufe, L.A., & Cooper, R. G. (1995). Child development: Its nature and course (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

 

Note:

  • The edition statement is placed after the title of the work. This is not necessary for a first edition.

In-text citation

(Purssell, 2020) OR Purssell (2020) stated that...


Reference list

Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. DOI or URL (if stable)

Purssell, E. (2020). How to perform a systematic literature review: A guide for healthcare researchers, practitioners and students. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49672-2

 

Note:

  • Do not include the name of the database.
  • End the reference after the publisher name if there isn't a stable web address or DOI.

In-text citation

(Hoffmann & Bublitz, 2017) OR Hoffmann and Bublitz (2017) mentioned that ...


Reference list

Editor of book Family name, Initial(s). (Ed. or Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. DOI or URL (if available)

Hoffmann, C. R., & Bublitz, W. (Eds.). (2017). Pragmatics of social media. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110431070

 

Note:

  • Treat multiple editors same as multiple authors.
  • If the book's chapters are written by different authors to the editor(s), you must reference each chapter you use as a book chapter.

In-text citation

(Ylinen, 2007/2008) OR Ylinen (2007/2008) found that ...

 

Note:

Include original year of publication and year of translated publication.


Reference list

Author Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of book (Translator(s) Initial(s). Family name, Trans.; Edition - if available). Publisher. (Original work published Year). DOI or URL - (if available)

Ylinen, J. (2008). Stretching therapy: For sport and manual therapies (J. Nurmenniemi, Trans.). Churchill Livingstone. (Original work published 2007).

Book Reference

Learn how to format references for whole books, including both authored books and edited books.

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Books chapters

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the book chapter. In A.A. Editor & B.B. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book: Subtitle of the book (#th ed., pp.#-#). Publisher. DOI or URL

Rattan, A. (2019). How lay theories (or mindsets) shape the confrontation of prejudice. In R. K. Mallett & M. J. Monteith (Eds.), Confronting prejudice and discrimination: The science of changing minds and behaviors (pp. 121-140). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814715-3.00008-4

In-text citation

(Rattan, 2019) OR Rattan (2019) stated that...

 

Note:

  • Use the chapter authors, not the editors of the book.

Reference list

Author of chapter Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Title of chapter. In Editor Initial(s). Family name (Ed. or Eds.), Title of book (pp. page #). Publisher. DOI or URL (if available)

Rattan, A. (2019). How lay theories (or mindsets) shape the confrontation of prejudice. In R. K. Mallett & M. J. Monteith (Eds.), Confronting prejudice and discrimination: The science of changing minds and behaviors (pp. 121-140). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814715-3.00008-4

 

Note:

  • Treat multiple authors in same format as authors of books.

Note:

  • If there are different authors for each chapter, you need to reference each chapter you use.
  • If you use multiple chapters from a book with different authors for each chapter, you still need to reference each chapter you use. This is because you need to acknowledge who wrote the work you are using, not the person who edited/compiled the book.
  • If the book does not have chapters written by different authors, you only need to reference the book. 

In-text citation

(Engelhard, 2001) OR Engelhard (2001) has argued that ...


Reference list

Author of section Family name, Initial(s). (Year of publication). Title of section. In Editor Initial(s). Family name (Ed. OR Eds.), Title of database/yearbook. DOI or URL (if available)

Englehard, G. (2001). Review of the closed high school placement test. In B. S. Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mmt&AN=test.2083&site=ehost-live

Edited Book Chapter Reference

Learn how to format references for chapters in edited books, meaning those books where each chapter is written by a different author (cite the whole book if the same author has written all chapters).

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