APA Citation Style (6th ed.)

Citing Books

parts of a basic book citation

• author - family name first followed by initials.
  (Note: If the author is Malay or from Myanmar for example, where family names are uncommon, just enter the whole name in the order you see it. E.g. Siti Nurhaliza, Saya Gyi U Nu).
• date - year in brackets.
• title - in italics; capitalize only the first word and names.
• subtitle - separate from the title with a colon, capitalize only the first word and names.
• place of publication - include the abbreviations for American states, include the Australian states written out in full.
• publisher - use only the first publisher listed; give the publisher name without the words "Publisher"; for names like John Wiley, use only "Wiley".

Winter-Irving, C. (1993). Contemporary stone sculpture in Zimbabwe: Context, content and form. East Roseville, New South Wales, Australia: Craftsman House.

How to find the details for the citation

other examples

• eBook with two authors

Smith, B. E., & Dannen, C. (2010). Google Voice for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Retrieved from http://www.books24x7.com

• book with editor

Moseley, W. G. (Ed.). (2007). Taking sides: Clashing views on African issues. Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill Contemporary Learning Series.

• book with edition number

Chinula, T., & Talbot, V. (2002). Zimbabwe (4th ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Lonely
Planet.

more examples

[i] APA Citation Style cheat sheet with more examples & info

 

abbreviations

[i] parts of a citation, e.g. n.d. for no date

[ii] American states, e.g. TX for Texas

 

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parts of a book citation