Library: APA referencing: Books

A book with no author?

In text citation:

Italicise the title of a book, brochure or report. For example:

(Encyclopedia of business and finance, 2014) or Encyclopedia of business and finance (2014) states ...

Reference list entry:

Encyclopedia of business and finance (3rd ed.). (2014). Farmingtons Hill, MI: Gale Cengage Learning.

Reference a chapter of a book?

Chapter in an authored book, five authors, all chapters by same author(s):

Bartol, K., Tein, M., Matthews, G., Sharma, B, & Scott-Ladd, B. (2011). Managing organizations through change and conflict. In Management: A Pacific rim focus (5th ed., pp. 229-262). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Chapter in an edited book, three authors of chapter, two editors of book:

Mackey, J. E., Nicholas, M., & Maxwell, L. (2011). Student learning in a faculty-student practice clinic. In M. J. Bradshaw & A. J. Lowenstein (Eds.), Innovative teaching strategies in nursing and related health professions (5th ed., pp.459–474). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

What to look for?

Example of a reference:

Author, Initial. (Year). Title of the book (number of edition). City of publication, Country/State: Publisher.

Number of edition:

1st edition - You do not need to include (1st ed.).
Revised edition - (Rev. ed.).

Place of publication:

For books that are published outside the United States - City of publication, Country (e.g. Auckland, New Zealand)
For books that are published in the United States - City of publication, Abbreviation (e.g. Boston, MA)

Note: You can find the state abbreviation here.

How to cite and reference a book?

In text citation:

(McPherson, 2011) or McPherson (2011) states that ...

Reference list entry:

McPherson, F. M. (2011). Effective note-taking: Strategies to help you study effectively. Wellington, New Zealand: Wayz Press.

A book which has two or more authors?

Item	In text citation	Reference list entry
Two authors	(Boxall & Purcell, 2016) or Boxall and Purcell (2016) indicate ...	Boxall, P. F., & Purcell, J. (2016). Strategy and human resource management (4th ed.). London, England: Palgrave.
Three, four or five authors	First citation in text: (Segal, Gerdes & Steiner, 2016) or Segal, Gerdes and Steiner (2016) suggest that ... Subsequent citations: (Segal et al., 2016) or Segal et al. (2016) indicate ...	Segal, E. A., Gerdes, K. E., & Steiner, S. (2016). An introduction to the profession of social work: Becoming a change agent (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
Six or seven authors	(Berenson et al., 2013) or Berenson et al. (2013) indicate ...	Berenson, M. L., Levine, D. M., Krehibel, T. C., Stephan, D. F., Watson, J., Jayne, N., O'Brien, M. (2013). Basic business statistics: Concepts and applications (3rd ed.). Sydney, Australia: Pearson.
Eight or more authors	(Watson et al., 2009) or According to Watson et al. (2009) ...	Watson, S., Gunasekara, G., Gedye, M., Joseph, R., Sims, A., van Roy, Y.,... Brown, L. (2009). The law of business organisations (5th ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: Palatine Press. Note: List the first six authors and last author.

How do I reference eBooks?

Electronic book via Proquest Ebook Central:

Vickerstaff, B., & Parminder, J. (2014). Financial accounting. Retrieved from http://www.proquest.com

Electronic book via Amazon:

Sword, H. (2012). Stylish academic writing [Kindle version]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com

Electronic book via Google Books:

Griffins, R. W., & Moorhead, G. (2012). Organizational behaviour: Managing people and organizations (10th ed.). Retrieved from http://books.google.co.nz