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APA Citation Style, 6th Edition : Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

A University of Lethbridge Library guide to APA Citation Style, 6th Edition.

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General Format 
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Author Surname [of Chapter or Article], Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Author Surname [of Chapter or Article], Year, page number)
 
      References (Quotation):
      Author Surname [of Chapter or Article], First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article
            or chapter title. In Editor First Initial. Second Initial. Surname (Ed.), Book title:
            Subtitle (pp. page range of article or chapter). Place of Publication: Publisher.
  
Example
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
      (Lawrence & Dodds, 2003)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Lawrence & Dodds, 2003, p. 526)
 
      References:
      Lawrence, J. A., &  Dodds, A. E. (2003). Goal-directed activities and life-span
            development. In J. Valsiner & K. Connolly (Eds.), Handbook of developmental
            psychology (pp. 517-533). London, England: Sage Publications.