APA 7 Style Guide: References: Books

On your References page, list all your sources alphabetically by author name, according to the pattern shown here.  Use a hanging indent!

Format: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

• For the location, use the city and postal abbreviation of state: Cincinnati, OH (without a period).

Book with one author:

Gaunt, K. D. (2006). The games black girls play: Learning the ropes from Double-dutch to Hip-hop. New York, NY: New York University Press.

Cahill, T. (2006). Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The rise of feminism, science, and art from the cults of Catholic Europe. New York, NY: N.A. Talese.

Book with two or more authors:

Abrams, J. J., & Dorst, D. (2013). Ship of Theseus. Edinburgh, Scotland: Canongate.

Aldama, F. L., Jennings, J., & Hernandez, J. (2017). Latinx superheroes in mainstream comics.  Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.

• List up to and including 20 authors.

Ebook from a database:

Bouson, J. B. (2000). Quiet as it’s kept : shame, trauma, and race in the novels of Toni Morrison. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press. Retrieved from https://butte.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=44170&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Ebook from a Kindle or other device:

• You must either provide a DOI (digital object identifier) number, or the place where you downloaded the book, in place of publisher information.

Stoker, B. (1897). Dracula [Kindle DX version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com

Book with no author:

• When the work does not have an author move the title of the work to the beginning of the references and follow with the date of publication. Only use “Anonymous ” if the author is the work is signed “Anonymous.” This is a new addition to APA 7.

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2003). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

Book with a group author:

• Group authors can include corporations, government agencies, organizations, etc . Use the publishing organization the same way as an author's name. Put the full name of the group author in the reference list; abbreviations may be used in-text.

Book with no author, but an editor:

Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.

Book with an author and an editor:

Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals. K. V. Kukil (Ed.). New York, NY: Anchor.

Book with a translator:

Senghor, L. S. (1991). The collected poetry. (Dixon, M. Trans.) Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia.

A 2nd (or more) edition:

Helfer, M. E., Kempe, R. S., & Krugman, R. D. (1997). The battered child (5th ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

A book with two publishing dates (include the first and most recent dates):

Trollope, F. M.  (1832/1997). Domestic manners of the Americans. New York, NY: Penguin.

One volume in a multivolume work, or the entire set:

Sturtevant, W. C. (1978). Handbook of North American Indians: Vol. 9. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.

Sturtevant, W. C. (1978). Handbook of North American Indians: Vols. 1 - 15. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.

Chapter or article in a book:

Follow this format: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.

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). New York, NY: Springer.