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APA Citation Style, Seventh Edition: Books with One or Two Authors or Editors

Section 10.2

General Format

      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
     (Author Surname & Author Surname, Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Author Surname & Author Surname, Year, Page Number)
 
      References:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial., & Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of book.  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 1
 
       In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Broude & Garrard, 2005)
 
       In-Text Citation (Quotation):
       (Broude & Garrard, 2005, p. 349)
 
      References:
Broude, N., & Garrard, M. D. (2005). Reclaiming female agency: Feminist art history after postmodernism. University of California Press.
      
Example 2
 
       In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Shone & Stonard, 2013)
 
       In-Text Citation (Quotation):
       (Shone & Stonard, 2013, pp. 5-6)
 
      References:
Shone, R., & Stonard, J. (Eds.). (2013). The books that shaped art history: From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss. Thames & Hudson. 
 
Example 3
 
       In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
       (World Health Organization, 2011)
 
       In-Text Citation (Quotation):
       (World Health Organization, 2011, p. 349)
 
      References:
World Health Organization. (2011). Education: Shared interests in well-being and development. 
 
NOTE: If the author and publisher are the same, do not include publisher information in the reference entry (p. 324).