Subject Guides: Referencing: APA Style 7th Edition: Books and book chapters

Notes:

Editions: No edition information is required for first editions.
Date: Use Copyright year.
Publication location: Not required.
Elements of book references

Print book

Format:	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book: Subtitle. Publisher. OR Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book: Subtitle (Edition.). Publisher.
Example:	Mandela. (1995). Long walk to freedom: the autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Abacus. OR Bock, & Gift, M. (2019). Language, society and communication 2: an introduction (2nd.). Van Schaik Publishers.

Format:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book: Subtitle. Publisher.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book: Subtitle (Edition.). Publisher.

Example:

Mandela. (1995). Long walk to freedom: the autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Abacus.

Bock, & Gift, M. (2019). Language, society and communication 2: an introduction (2nd.). Van Schaik Publishers.

Chapter in a print book

Format:	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (Edition., pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.
Example:	Martin, A. (2006). Literacies for the digital age. In A. Martin & D. Madigan (Eds.), Digital literacies for learning (pp. 3-25). Facet.

Edited book

Format:	Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher.
Example:	Govender, S. M. (Ed.). (2016). Disability and employer practices: Research across the disciplines (4th). Cornell University Press.

Format:

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher.

Example:

Govender, S. M. (Ed.). (2016). Disability and employer practices: Research across the disciplines (4th). Cornell University Press.

Electronic book

The format, platform, or device (e.g. Kindle) is not required. Treat electronic books without a DOI as print.

Format:	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx OR Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Example:	Bach, S., & Grant, A. (2015). Communication and interpersonal skills in nursing (3rd ed.). Learning Matters. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750458918755967 OR Bock, & Mheta, G. (Eds). (2013). Language, society & communication: an introduction. Van Schaik.

Format:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Copyright year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example:

Bach, S., & Grant, A. (2015). Communication and interpersonal skills in nursing (3rd ed.). Learning Matters. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750458918755967

Bock, & Mheta, G. (Eds). (2013). Language, society & communication: an introduction. Van Schaik.

Chapter in an electronic book

The format, platform or device (e.g. Kindle) is not required. Treat electronic books without a DOI as print.

Format:	Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (Edition., pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx
Example:	Ngwenya. (2019). Decoloniality and Higher Education Transformation in South Africa. In Education for Decoloniality and Decolonisation in Africa (pp. 111–123). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15689-3_6

Format:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (Edition., pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example:

Ngwenya. (2019). Decoloniality and Higher Education Transformation in South Africa. In Education for Decoloniality and Decolonisation in Africa (pp. 111–123). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15689-3_6

Referencing: APA Style 7th Edition

Mandela. (1995). Long walk to freedom: the autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Abacus.

Bock, & Gift, M. (2019). Language, society and communication 2: an introduction (2nd.). Van Schaik Publishers.

Edited book

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