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APA Style Guide: 7th Edition

Translation, Print Book

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. A. Translator, Trans.: # ed.). Publisher. (Original work published year)

 

EXAMPLE:

Descartes, R. (1960). Meditations on first philosophy (L. J. Lafleur, Tans.; 1st ed.). The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (Original work published 1641)

Notes:

  • Author, A. A. = Author's surname followed by first and middle initials, when available.
  • Follow the title with the translator's first initial and last name and "Trans."
  • Always include the original publication date of the item at the end of the entry.

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.; 1st ed.). The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (Original work published 1641)
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 (Descartes, 1641/1960).          

 

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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 Descartes (1641/1960), "consider this a direct quote" (p. 237).

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

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