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APA Citation Style, Seventh Edition

Section 10.2

Abbreviations:
  • Second edition = 2nd ed.
  • Third edition = 3rd ed.
  • Fourth edition = 4th ed.
  • Revised edition = Rev. ed.

 

General Format 
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Author Surname, Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Author Surname, Year, Page Number)
 
      References:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., & Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of book (Edition). Publisher Name. https:// DOI OR https:// URL of book (if applicable) 
 
NOTE: If the book has editors, list their names followed by "(Ed.)" OR "(Eds.)"  in the reference entry. 
 
Example
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Vokey & Allen, 2007)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Vokey & Allen, 2007, pp. 98-101)
 
      References:
Vokey, J. R. & Allen, S. W. (2007). Thinking with data (4th ed.). Psyence Ink. https://hdl.handle.net/10133/510