CitationsAPA 7 Style Guide
Book 
– APA Reference List
New
- Publisher location is no longer included in the reference.
- Ebooks no longer require the type of ebook to be listed (e.g. PDF, Kindle etc)
General Tips
- If the book includes a DOI, include the DOI in the reference after the publisher name.
- If the book does not have a DOI and comes from a library or academic research database, end the book reference after the publisher name. The reference in this case is the same as for a print book.
- Capitalization: Book title and chapter title are in sentence case – Only the first word and proper nouns in the title are capitalized. Always capitalize the first word, the first word after a colon or a dash.
- Associations, corporations, agencies, government departments and organizations are considered authors when there is no single author
- For editions other than the first, add the number of the edition after the title.
- When the same organization is listed as the author and the publisher, the publisher is omitted
- Do not create references for chapters of authored books. Instead, write a reference for the whole book and cite the chapter in the text if desired (e.g., Hays, 2017, Chapter 4)
Format
Whole book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year published). Book title (Edition). Publisher. https://xxxxx
Book with editors
Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year published). Title of book. Publisher.
Chapter in an edited book
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year published). Title of chapter. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.). Title of book (pp. xx-xx). Publisher.
Examples
Authored book with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000
Authored book without a DOI, from most academic research databases or print version
Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of power. Routledge.
eBook
Christian, B., & Griffiths, T. (2016). Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. Henry Holt and Co. http://a.co/7qGBZAk
Note: If the book comes from a library database and has no DOI, end the reference after the publisher name, just like a print book.
Goodwin, G., & Sachs, G. (2010). Fast facts: Bipolar disorder. Health Press.
Edited book without a DOI
Hacker Hughes, J. (Ed). (2017). Military veteran psychological health and social care: Contemporary approaches. Routledge.
Chapter in an edited book with a DOI
Balsam, K. F., Martell, C. R., Jones, K. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In G. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds), Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2nd ed., pp. 287-314). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000119-012
Chapter in an edited book without an DOI
Weinstock, R., Leong, G. B., & Silva, J. A. (2003). Defining forensic psychiatry: Roles and responsibilities. In R. Rosner (Ed.), Principles and practice of forensic psychiatry (2nd ed., pp. 7-13). CRC Press.
