APA 7th Referencing Style
- Book (one author)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials. (Year). Title of book - italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
2. Book (two authors)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of book - italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
3. Book (three to twenty authors)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of book - italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
4. Book (Twenty one or more authors)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials (for first 19 authors), . . . final author name and initial(s). Title of book – italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
5. Book (no author)
Title of book - italicised. (Year). Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
6. Book (auhtor identified as anonymous)
Anonymous - only if author is specifically named as “Anonymous”. (Year). Title of book - italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
7. Book (or ebook by an organization or institution/ group author)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of book - italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
8. eBook from databases eg. ProQuest, Ebsco
Author(s) of book – family name and initials. (Year). Title of book - italicised. Publisher. DOI or Web address - if stable
9. Book (different editions)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of book - italicised (Edition number ed.). Publisher. DOI or Web address - if available
10. Translation of a book or ebook
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of book - italicised (Translator name - first initial. last name, Trans.; Edition - if available). Publisher. (Original work published Year). DOI or Web address - if available
11. Book (by an organization or institution)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year of publication). Title of book - italicised. Place of publication: Publisher.
12. Book (different editions)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year of publication). Title of book - italicised (Edition number ed.). Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
The edition statement is placed after the title of the work. This is not necessary for a first edition.
DeHart, G. B., Sroufe, L.A., & Cooper, R. G. (1995). Child development: Its nature and course (4th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
13. Book (edited)
Editor(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple editors. (Ed. or Eds.). (Year of publication). Title of book - italicised. Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Friedman, S. L., & Wachs, T. D. (Eds.). (1999). Measuring environment across the life span: emerging methods and concepts.Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Everson, S. (Ed.). (1991). Psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
14. Book (electronic version of a print book)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year of publication). Title of book - italicised. [Provider of electronc version]. Retrieved from http: www.xxxxxx
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year of publication). Title of book - italicised. [Provider of electronic version]. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx
Example:
Add the name of the provider of the electronic version in square brackets.
De Lara, M., & Doyen, L. (2008). Sustainable management of natural resources: Mathematical models and methods. [SpringerLink version]. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp? genre=book&isbn=978-3-540-79073-0
Ardia, D. (2008). Financial risk management with Bayesian estimation of GARCH models: Theory and applications [SpringerLink version]. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-78657-3
15. Book (electronic only)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year of publication).Title of book - italicised. Retrieved from http: www.xxxxxx
Example:
Stevens, K. (n.d.) The dreamer and the beast. Retrieved from http://www.onlineoriginals.com/showitem.asp?itemID=332
16. Book (translation)
Author(s) of book – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors. (Year of publication). Title of book - italicised (Translator name - first initial. last name, Trans.). Place of publication: Publisher.
Example:
Ylinen, J. (2008). Stretching therapy: For sport and manual therapies (J. Nurmenniemi, Trans.). Edinburgh, Scotland: Churchill Livingstone.