Apa Style Reference Page Book

If a digital object identifier doi is available include it at the end of the reference.

Apa style reference page book. Rules are different for in text citations. The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here. Citing a book in apa found in database some e books may be available online through your library s databases or catalogs.

We recommend citing the whole book instead. In the reference list start with the author s last name and initials followed by the year. Give the last name and initials e.

So the basic format of a book reference is as follows. The first line of each reference should be flush left with the margin of the page. For eight or more authors include the first six names followed by an ellipsis and add the last author s name.

Each subsequent line of your reference should be indented. More tips for book references in apa format. When a book has 21 or more authors or editors list the first 19 authors followed by three spaced ellipse points and then the last author s name.

Provide the author of the whole book in the main author element of the reference. This page reflects the latest version of the apa publication manual i e apa 7 which released in october 2019. Remember that your reference page needs to be double spaced.

Book referencing is the most basic style. Use one inch margins and continue the header from the rest of your paper. Please see the examples provided.