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APA 7th Referencing

Instructions and links for Referencing support

Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias

Note:

  • Use n.d. if the work is updated regularly
  • Use the "Last Updated" date if it is referring to the specific content you are referencing
  • Do not use "last reviewed" dates
  • Include a Retrieved date if the work is designed to or likely to change regularly, e.g. dictionary entry
  • Do not include a Retrieved date if an archived version is available

In-text citation

(Wolman, 1989) OR In Wolman (1989), it was argued that ....


Reference list

Author or editor of work Family name, Initial(s). (Ed. or Eds. - if editor used). (Year). Title (Edition number ed.). Publisher.

Wolman, B.B. (Ed.). (1989). Dictionary of behavioral science (2nd ed.). Academic Press.

 

Note:

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

In-text citation

(Redmond, 2009) OR Redmond (2009) stated that...


Reference list

Author or editor of entry Family name, Initial(s). (Year). Entry title. In Editor Initial(s). Family Name (Ed. or Eds), Title of dictionary or encyclopaedia (Edition ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL (if available)

Redmond, B. F. (2017). Affective events theory. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology (2nd ed.). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483386874

In-text citation

(American Psychological Association, n.d.) OR American Psychological Association (n.d.) defined ....


Reference list

Author of entry Group name. (Year). Title of entry. In Title of dictionary or encyclopaedia. Retrieved Month Date, Year, from URL

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Mindfulness meditation. In APA dictionary of psychology. Retrieved November 21, 2019, from https://dictionary.apa.org/mindfulness-meditation

In-text citation

(Action theory, 2002) OR Action theory (2002) stated that ...

 

Note:

  • Use entry title, not editors.

Reference list

Title of entry. (Year). In Editor Initial(s). Family Name (Ed.), Title of dictionary or encyclopaedia (Edition - if other than first ed.). DOI or URL (if available)

Action theory. (2002). In C. Calhoun (Ed.), Dictionary of the social sciences. https://www-oxfordreference-com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195123715.001.0001/acref-9780195123715-e-18?rskey=WCYpQn&result=18

Wikipedia

In-text citation

("Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy", 2019) OR "Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy" (2019) stated that...


Reference list

Title of entry. (Year, Month Date or n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved Month Date, Year - if needed, URL

 

Archived Version Available

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. (2019, July 10). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mindfulness-based_cognitive_therapy&oldid=905716408

Use archived version (click on "View History" to check). Include listed date in (Year, Month Date) section.

 

No Archived Version

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 20, 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mindfulness-based_cognitive_therapy&oldid=905716408

If no archived version available, use n.d. in (Year) and include Retrieved information.