Apa Format For Book Reference With Edition

Book with editor s and author s martin 1978 martin e.

Apa format for book reference with edition. In editor s first initial. Editor eds title of work. Author s last name first initial.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of a textbook in apa style 6th edition. The book title is written in sentence case only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns. Retain the words books and press.

Give the name of the publisher but omit terms such as publishers co and inc. Here are some templates for citing print versions of books that include edition and volume numbers. In a reference to a whole book cite the edition and volume numbers separated by a comma but do not cite a page range.

Include any edition information in parentheses after the title without italics. Use the copyright date shown on the book s copyright page as the year of publication in the reference even if the copyright date is different than the release date. Use the same format for both print books and ebooks.

When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title use pp before the numbers. Last name ed title of the book. Basic book citation format the apa in text citation for a book includes the author s last name the year and if relevant a page number.

Editor eds title of book xx ed vol. Author s of the textbook. A author b.