APA 7 Guide (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association): Book

Example:

Kim, J. Y., & Anderson, L. M. (2020). Mindful living: Finding balance in a busy world.

Harmony Books.

Example:

Include all the authors up to 20 separating the last one with an &.

Wiskunde, B., Arslan, M., Fischer, P., Nowak, L., Van den Berg, O., Coetzee, L., Juárez, U., Riyaziyyat, E., Wang, C., Zhang, I., Li, P., Yang, R., Kumar, B., Xu, A., Martinez, R., McIntosh, V., Ibáñez, L. M., Mäkinen, G., Virtanen, E., & Kovács, A. (2019). Innovations in technology: A comprehensive guide. Tech Publishers.

Include the first 19 authors. Then add an ellipsis (...) before the last author.

Example:

Wiskunde, B., Arslan, M., Fischer, P., Nowak, L., Van den Berg, O., Coetzee, L., Juárez, U., Riyaziyyat, E.,

      Wang, C., Zhang, I., Li, P., Yang, R., Kumar, B., Xu, A., Martinez, R., McIntosh, V., Ibáñez, L. M.,

      Mäkinen, G., Virtanen, E., … Kovács, A. (2019). Exploring the universe: A journey into astrophysics.

       Stellar Publications.

These can be government agencies, businesses, organizations and related. The full name of the group author should be included and not abbreviated.

Example:

American Psychological Association. (2017, January 1). Understanding and overcoming opioid abuse.

       https://www.apa.org/topics/substance-use-abuse-addiction/opioid-abuse

If the author is unknown or can't be determined, begin the reference entry with the title.

Example:

All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2010, October 13). Retrieved from    

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas/

Parenthetical citation

("Aa 33 chileminers", 2010)
 

If the work being used states the author as "Anonymous", use this as the author element

Example:

Anonymous. (2017). Stories from my time as a spy. Bond Publishers.

Parenthetical citation:

(Anonymous, 2017)

The name of the translator(s) is placed after the title. The note of the translation is placed in parentheses after the publisher.

Example:

Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1969). The psychology of the child.  (H. Weaver, Trans.; 2^nd ed.).

Basic Books. (Original work published 1966)

The in-text citation has 2 dates. The year of the original work, then the year of the translation separated by a forward slash

Parenthetical citation:

(Piaget & Inhelder, 1966/1969)

Use the same formats for both print books and ebooks. For ebooks, the format, platform, or device (e.g., Kindle) is not included in the reference. Unless the work is of limited distribution, do not include the database information in your reference entry.

Example:

Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide (3rd digital ed.).

Hans Reitzel Forlag. https://thebigpicture-academicwriting.digi.hansreitzel.dk/

Reference entries are created only for edited book chapters (print or ebook) and not for chapters of authored book (print or ebook).

Use the same formats for both print and ebook edited book chapters. For ebook chapters, the format, platform, or device (e.g., Kindle) is not included in the reference.

Example (with chapter pages):

Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik,

P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

Parenthetical citation:

(Aron et al., 2019)

Example (without chapter pages):

Thestrup, K. (2010). To transform, to communicate, to play—The experimenting community in action. In

E. Hygum & P. M. Pedersen (Eds.), Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag. https://earlychildhoodeducation.digi.hansreitzel.dk/?id=192

Parenthetical citation:

(Thestrup, 2010)

Add in parentheses the abbreviations (Ed.) or (Eds.) after the name(s) of the editor(s).

Example:

Torino, G. C., Rivera, D. P., Capodilupo, C. M., Nadal, K. L., & Sue, D. W. (Eds.). (2019).

Microaggression theory: Influence and implications. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119466642

Parenthetical citation:

(Torino et al., 2019)