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APA Style Guide: 7th Edition

Book with Author(s) and Editor(s)

TEMPLATE:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year of publication). Title of work in italics and sentence case: Capitalize first letter of subtitle (A. Editor & B. Editor, Eds.). Publisher.

 

EXAMPLE:

Dali, Z. (2012). A second history (R. Shier & R. Bywater, Eds.). Bywater Bros. Editions.

Notes:

  • Author, A. A. = Author's surname followed by first and middle initials, when available.
  • If no date is visible, use the abbreviations n.d.
  • Follow the title with the editor(s) first initial and last name and "Ed." for one editor or "Eds." for multiple.

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

Reference Information

Dali, Zhang. (2012). A second history (R. Shier & R. Bywater, Eds.). Bywater Bros. Editions.
In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Author's last name and year of publication placed in brackets at the end of a paraphrased sentence.

Note: If you are paraphrasing from a lengthy document, also include page, paragraph or heading info. 

 

Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Dali, 2012).                        

2.

Sentence beginning with author's last name followed immediately by date in brackets; page # in brackets at the end of the quote.

 

According to Dali (2012), "consider this a direct quote" (p. 9).

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

See Number of Authors, Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.