Books
This guide is for the 7th edition of the APA manual (2020).
For books with up to and including 20 authors or editors, include the names of all authors or editors. Do not include place of publication. If more than one publisher is listed, include all of them in the order they are listed, separated by semicolons. For publisher names, do not include “Inc.” or “Ltd.” If the author and publisher are the same, leave out publisher name to avoid repetition.
Print Book
Author, A. A., Author, A. A., & Author, A. A.
(Year). Title of book. Publisher/s.
Kagan, J., & Havemann, E. (1968).
Psychology: An introduction. Harcourt;
Brace and World.
E-Book (From a library database)
Provide the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) as a hyperlink. Do not include the database name.
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher/s.
DOI
Marks, D. F. (2018). A general theory of
behavior. Sage Publications.
E-Book (From a library database, no DOI)
Do not include URLs for articles accessed through the library. Do not include the database name.
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher/s.
Domhoff, G. W. (2003). The scientific study of
dreams: Neural networks, cognitive
development, and content analysis.
American Psychological Association.
E-Book (No DOI, with a “non-database” URL)
Provide the URL as a hyperlink if there is no DOI. You may use a shortened URL generated by a link shortener. Either the long or short URL is acceptable.
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher/s.
URL
Holland, N. N. (1982). Laughing: A psychology
of humor. Cornell University Press.
Edited Book
Start with the editor followed by (Ed.) or, for multiple editors (Eds.).
Wright, M. J., & Myers, C. R. (Eds.). (1983).
History of academic psychology in Canada.
C. J. Hogrefe.
Article/Chapter in an Edited Book
Article/Chapter Author. (Year). Title of
article/chapter. In Editor’s Name (Ed.),
Title of book (pp. page #). Publisher/s.
DOI or URL if applicable
Einar, V. K. (2007). Screening of eating
disorders in the general population. In P.
M. Goldfarb (Ed.), Psychological tests and
testing research trends (pp. 141-50).
Nova Science Publishers.
Edition of a Book, other than the 1st
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (# ed.).
Publisher/s. DOI or URL if applicable
American Psychiatric Association. (2013).
Diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders: DSM-5 (5th ed.).
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.
Volume of a Book
If it is an edition other than the 1st, include the edition immediately before the volume number.
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (# ed., Vol.
#). Publisher/s. DOI or URL if applicable
Eisenberg, N. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of child
psychology (6th ed., Vol. 3). John Wiley
& Sons.
Translated Book
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. (T. T.
Translator, Trans.). Publisher/s.
(Original work published xxxx).
DOI or URL if applicable
Freud, S. (1960). Jokes and their relation to
the unconscious. (J. Strachey, Trans.).
Routledge and Kegan Paul. (Original work
published 1905).
For more examples, see pages 321-328 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th edition, in reference and on reserve at the library, call number: BF 76.7 P83 2020.