Subject Guides: APA Style Guide: 6th Edition: Translation, Print Book

Translation, Print Book

According to the APA Publication Manual (2010), the following guidelines must be followed:

When referring to a very old work that has been translated or re-published at a later date, cite the year of the translation or version you used, preceded by "trans." or "version"

Example: (Aristotle, trans. 1931)

If you are referencing a new translation or version of a work but you know the date of original publication, include both dates

Example: James (1890/1983)

Two examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information	Descartes, R. (1960). Meditations on first philosophy (L.J. Lafleur, Trans.). Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (Original work published 1641).
In-text Citation Guidelines	Examples
1. Author(s) last name(s) and year of publication placed in brackets at the end of a paraphrased sentence. Connect final two names with '&'. Note: If you are paraphrasing from a lengthy document, also include page, paragraph or heading info.	Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Descartes, 1641/1960).
2. Sentence beginning with author(s) last name(s) followed immediately by date in brackets; page # in brackets at the end of the quote. Connect final two names with 'and'.	According to Descartes (1641/1960), "consider this a direct quote" (p. 237).

Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.