Apa Book Citation With Editors

Basic book citation format the apa in text citation for a book includes the author s last name the year and if relevant a page number.

Apa book citation with editors. Editor s of the book. Multiple editors are formatted the same way as authors. The last name s of the author s the year the source was published and sometimes the page or location of the information.

If an entire edited book with authored chapters is cited the editor is listed as the author with the abbreviation ed after his name or eds if there is more than one editor. Human biology of pastoral populations. List first editor with the last name first followed by a comme and ed example.

S johnson c. Even in your first in text citation you can shorten to the last name of the first author followed by et al and the year. Or eds respectively in round brackets.

Use the abbreviation ed for one editor and the abbreviation eds for multiple editors after the editor names followed by a period. For eight or more editors include the first six names followed by an ellipsis and the last editor s name. Book with editor s and no author leonard crawford 2002 leonard w.

D of up to seven editors with the last name preceded by an ampersand. If you are looking to cite a book with more than five authors or editors follow the same format as three to five authors editors. Give the last name and initials e.

If the book or chapter you are citing lists a doi include it at the end of your reference in place of the publisher information without a period. Cite the edition of the book you used. If there aren t multiple editions of the book or if it isn t a multivolume work then do not include this information in your reference.