Apa 6th Edition Reference Book Chapter

Author s of the chapter.

Apa 6th edition reference book chapter. Author s last name of chapter year in text citation direct quote. Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from the apa manual 6th ed. Use the chapter authors not the editors of the book.

Bibliographic references are double spaced and indented half an inch after the first line. D of up to seven authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand. The editor s initials precede the family name.

Only the book title is in italics. Chapter author s last name first initial. Author s of chapter family name and initials use for multiple authors.

For eight or more authors include the first six names followed by an ellipsis and add the last author s name. For books with a large editorial board list the name of the lead editor followed by et al. How to reference a book chapter using apa 6th special examples here are some special examples of book chapters that have been a bit tricky.

This libguide is for apa 6th edition click here to visit our new apa 7th edition libguide general format. Give the last name and initials e. References entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Author s last name of chapter year page number references. In editor s initial s and family name of book ed. In text citation quotation entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.