Apa Style Book Reference Example

The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here.

Apa style book reference example. Include any other contributors e g. So the basic format of a book reference is as follows. The book title is written in sentence case only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns.

Mitchell j a thomson m coyne r p. And then the last author s name. When a book has one to 20 authors or editors all authors names are cited in the reference list entry.

Book referencing is the most basic style. In the reference list start with the author s last name and initials followed by the year. Basic book citation format.

Apa has a few formatting guidelines for the reference list. Use one inch margins and continue the header from the rest of your paper. Use the same format for both print books and ebooks.

For example to cite both print books and ebooks use the books and reference works category and then choose the appropriate type of work i e book and follow the relevant example e g whole authored book. Please see the examples provided. A guide to citation.

This page reflects the latest version of the apa publication manual i e apa 7 which released in october 2019. The reference list should start on a separate page at the end of your paper. References should be in a hanging indent format meaning that the first line of each.