Subject Guides: APA Style Guide: 7th Edition: Open Textbook

Open Textbook

As defined by BCcampus, an open textbook is a "textbook licensed under an open copyright license and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers, and members of the public". Some examples of popular open textbook sites are BCcampus, OpenStax, and Project Gutenberg.

TEMPLATE:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of book in sentence case and italics: Capitalize first word of subtitle (Edition information, if available). Publisher. https://www.directlinktowebpage.com/

EXAMPLE:

Melrose, S., Dusome, D., Simpson, J., Crocker, C., & Athens, E. (2015). Supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. BCcampus. https://www.opentextbc.ca/caregivers/

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.
Provide surnames and initials for up to and including 20 authors.
When there are two to 20 authors, use an ampersand (&) before the final author's name.
When there are 21 or more authors, include the first 19 authors' names, insert an ellipsis (...), and then add the final author's name.
Provide a direct link to the textbook.

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

Reference Information	Melrose, S., Dusome, D., Simpson, J., Crocker, C., & Athens, E. (2015). Supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. BCcampus. https://opentextbc.ca/caregivers
In-text Citation Guidelines	Examples
1. Parenthetical citation example	Consider this a paraphrased sentence (Melrose et al., 2015).
2. Narrative citation example	According to Melrose et al. (2015), "consider this a direct quote" (p. 105).

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.