Apa Style Citation Book With Editor

The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources.

Apa style citation book with editor. S johnson c. Editors editor as author. A page range identifies the chapter s location in the book.

When citing one or more editors in the author position invert the names and add ed. List first editor with the last name first followed by a comme and ed example. Multiple editors are formatted the same way as authors.

For a complete list of how to cite print sources please refer to the 7 th edition of the apa publication manual. The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here. If the book has four or five editors you would follow this format and add the fourth and fifth editor s name after the third.

Editor s last name editor s last name editor s last name year in text citation direct quote. If an entire edited book with authored chapters is cited the editor is listed as the author with the abbreviation ed after his name or eds if there is more than one editor. If the source has an author and the editor s name comes later in the entry don t invert the editor s name.

The formatting guidelines below refer to books with three editors.