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APA 7: Books

General Notes about Citing Books

  • Include the author’s or editor’s last names and initials.
  • Italicize the title.
  • Capitalize the first title word, first title word after a colon, and proper nouns.
  • If there isn’t a publication date, use (n.d.) after the author or editor’s names.
  • ONLY include the publisher’s name; publisher location is no longer needed. *This is new!*
  • If the author is also the publisher, omit the publisher’s name.
  • If you only used a chapter in a book, reference the chapter per the example below.
  • For Ebooks, do not include the format, device, platform, or database name. *This is new!*

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In-print book or eBook from Holy Family’s Research Databases, no DOI

Jung, C. G. (1958). The undiscovered self. Little Brown.

If citing a chapter from a book with an author but no editor, include the chapter number in the in-text citation. For example, (Jung, 1958, Chapter 2)

In-print or ebook from Holy Family’s Research Databases, three or more authors (up to 20), no DOI

Khan-Cullors, P., Bandele, A., & Davis, A. Y. (2018). When they call you a terrorist: A Black Lives Matter memoir.

     St. Martin’s Press.

In-text citation – (Khan-Cullors et al., 2018)

In print or ebook from Holy Family’s Research Databases, authored, with editor listed on the cover

Author, A. A. (2020). This is the title (K. Kindness, Ed.). Pineville Publishing.

In-text citation – only include the author’s name (Author, 2020)

An edition of an in-print book or eBook from Holy Family’s Research Databases, no DOI

Dines, G., & Humez, J. M. (2015). Gender, race, and class in media: A critical reader (4th ed.). Sage.

If citing a chapter from a book with an author but no editor, the in-text citation should include the chapter number - (Dines & Humez, 2015, Chapter 4)

Edited in-print book or eBook from Holy Family’s Research Databases, no DOI

Jacobs, E. E., Schimmel, C. J., Masson, R. L., & Harvill, R. J. (Eds.). (2016). Group counseling: Strategies and skills.

     Cengage Learning.

In this case, because there are more than two editors, the in-text citation would be (Jacobs et al., 2016)

Chapter in an edited book or eBooks from Research Databases, no DOI

Green, J. (2000). Treating women who smoke: The benefits of using hypnosis. In L. M. Hornyak & J. P. Green (Eds.),

     Healing from within (pp. 91-117). American Psychological Association.

  • Include the page numbers of the chapter after the book title
  • In-text citation would be (Green, 2000). 

In Print Books/Ebooks from Research Databases with a DOI Number

Shaffer, D. W. (2006). How computer games help children learn. Palgrave MacMillan. 

     https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230601994

Ebooks with a Non-Database URL

Ramsay, J. R. (2019). Rethinking adult ADHD: Helping clients turn intentions into actions. American

     Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317538

Do not include the words “Retrieved from” before the URL

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