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Books

Book by a Single Author

The basic format for citing a book in APA style is:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher.

For example (don't forget to indent the second and subsequent lines):

Wagner, M. E. (2011). The Library of Congress illustrated time line of the Civil War. Little, Brown and Co.

Book by Two Authors

The basic format for citing a book with two authors in APA style is:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

For example (don't forget to indent the second and subsequent lines):

Ward, G. C., & Burns, K. (2017). The Vietnam War: An intimate history. Alfred A. Knopf.

Books by Three to Twenty Authors

You can list up to twenty authors using the same format as above by just including more authors.

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., & Author, G. G. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

For example (don't forget to indent the second and subsequent lines):

Campbell-Kelly, M., Yost, J. R., Ensmenger, N., & Aspray, W. (2013). Computer: A history of the information machine. Westview Press.

Books by 21 or More Authors

According to the APA Manual, when the work has 21 or more authors, include only the first 19 names, an ellipsis, and the final name (see this guideline n the fifth and sixth bullets in Section 9.8 of the Publication Manual and Example 4 in Chapter 10).

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., Author, C. C., Author, D. D., Author, E. E., Author, F. F., Author, G.G., Author, H. H., Author, I.I., Author, J.J., Author, K.K., Author, L.L., Author, M.M., Author, N.N., Author, O.O, Author, P.P., Author, Q.Q., Author, R.R., Author, S.S.,…Author, Z.Z. (Year). Title of book. Place of Publication: Publisher.

For example (don't forget to indent the second and subsequent lines):

Smith, G. A, Raine, T. R., Jacobs, F. C., Worth, N. E., Payne, T. L., Cooper, M. B., Harper, S.G., Thompson, L.C., Nelson, A.G., Hernandez, A.P., Johnson, E.T., Webster, G.T., Dell, R.N., Smythe, R.D., Ames, C.D., Brown, Q.R., Gutierrez, S.N., Young, P.C., Yu, C.R., . . . Sully, B. R. (2012). History of social anxiety. Oxford University Press.

Electronic Book (eBook)

eBook Only Available in Electronically

The basic format for citing an eBook that is ONLY available in electronic form in APA style is:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. https://doi.org/10.xxxxxxxxxx

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. URL

For example (don't forget to indent the second and subsequent lines):

Smith, J. J. (2010). A prophet's tale. https://doi.org/10.10.36/007142363X

O'Keefe, E. (n.d.). Egoism & the crisis in Western values. https://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=135.

eBook Available Both in Print and Electronically

The basic format for citing an eBooks that is BOTH available in electronic form and in print form in APA style is:

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Home URL of the eBook publisher or https://doi.org/10.xxxxxxxxxx

For example (don't forget to indent the second and subsequent lines):

Smith, J. J. (2010). A prophet's tale. https://lib.myilibrary.com

Brown, C. (2006). Social psychology. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446247198

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