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Essential Elements
All book citations should include the following elements:
1. Name of Author, Editor, or Compiler
2. Year of Publication
3. Title of Book (italicized)
4. Page numbers
(if citing a chapter or a work in an anthology)
5. City of Publication
6. Name of Publisher
Sample Citations - Books
Book by a Single Author or Editor
Single Author
Example:
Single Editor
Place the editor's name in the author position, and enclose the abbreviation Ed.
Example:
If you are citing a specific chapter, entry, or article in an edited book or in a reference book, see instructions below.
Book by Multiple Authors or Editors
Multiple Authors
Use commas to separate authors, to separate surnames and initials, and to separate initials and suffixes (ex. Jr. and III). With 2 to 7 authors, use an ampersand (&) before the last author.
Example (two authors):
Example (multiple authors):
Multiple Editors
Place the editors' names in the author position, and enclose the abbreviation Eds.
Example:
Book Chapter (section or entry in edited book)
Sample Citations - Reports
Format references to technical and research reports as you would a book:
Author, A. A. (1998). Title of work (Report No. xxx). Location: Publisher.
- If the issuing organization assigned a number (report number, contract number, monograph number) to the report, give that number in parentheses immediately after the title.
- If you obtained a report from the U.S. Government Printing Office, list the publisher location and name as Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
- For reports retrieved online, identify the publisher as part of the retrieval statement unless the publisher has been identified as the author: Retrieved from Agency name website: http://www.xxxxxxx
For more information, refer to section 7.03 (page 205) of the APA Style Manual, 6th edition.
Government report
Example:
Authored report from nongovernmental organization
Example:
Report from institutional archive
Example:
