APA Citation Guide, 7th edition: Books

Could I just include the year in my citation or do I need to provide the full date?

Only the year is used for book citations.

This section will cover the following examples:

• Book with One Author or Editor
• Book with Two Authors or Editors
• Book with Three to Five Authors or Editors
• Article or Chapter in an Edited Book
• Article in a Reference Book
• Book with no Author
• E-Book
• Edition of a Book other than the First
• A Translation
• Government Publication

For more examples and information, consult the following publications:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.)

For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase) - entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words.  For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

In-Text Citation (Quotation) - entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the manual.

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