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APA 7 referencing style: Books and book chapters

A guide to using the APA 7th edition referencing system for in-text citations and reference lists.

APA examples: Books and book chapters

See our APA7 Style Guidelines for advice on treatment of single to multiple authors, dates, page numbers and sources within your in-text and end-text references.  

See The APA Style Blog for more book and textual format referencing examples for notes and more examples. 

Material Type

In-Text Citation

Reference List & Notes

Book: Single author

(Jackson, 2019)

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000 

Book: More than 3 authors, edited

(Torino et al., 2019)

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

Book: Chapter in an edited book

(Dillard, 2020)

Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115-129). Routledge.