Apa Book Chapter Citations

To cite a chapter in a book in a reference entry in apa style 6th edition include the following elements.

Apa book chapter citations. Author s of the chapter. When you have directly quoted from a chapter use a standard in text citation for a quotation which includes the author year and page number. The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here.

For a complete list of how to cite print sources please refer to the 7 th edition of the apa publication manual. The format for quotations is the same for both authored and edited book chapters. D of up to seven authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand.

E books are described on our electronic sources page. The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources. If you want to cite a book chapter in apa format you need to include the chapter author s name either in the introductory phrase before the quote or in the parenthetical citation after it along with the publication date and page number.

For the reference page make sure you include the author chapter title editor book title page range and publication information. Author last name first initial. If the chapter you are trying to cite has been published within an edited book then it s necessary to provide both the author s of the chapter and the editor of the book as well as the appropriate titles.