How to cite a chapter from a book apa

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APA reference list examples
About Citing Books
Subject Guide
How do you cite a chapter in a book APA 7?
How do you cite a chapter in a book APA by another author?
How do you cite a chapter in a book APA 8?
How do you cite a chapter in an author's book?

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

Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to seven authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&). For eight or more authors include the first six names followed by an ellipsis (…) and add the last author's name.
Year of publication: Give the year in brackets followed by a full stop.
Chapter title: Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Editor(s) or Author of the book: Give the name of the author or editor of the book. If it is an editor, write the name (e.g. J. Smith), followed by (Ed.) or (Eds.) respectively. If not available, omit this part.
Title of the book: Book titles are italicized. Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalised.
Page numbers: Give the full page range.
Place of publication: List the city and the US state using the two-letter abbreviation. Spell out country names if outside of the UK or the USA.
Publisher: Give the name of the publisher but omit terms, such as Publishers, Co., and Inc. Retain the words Books and Press.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of a chapter in a book in APA style 6th edition:

Author(s) of the chapter. (Year of publication). Chapter title. In Editor(s) or Author of the book (Eds.), Title of the book (pp. Page numbers). Place of publication: Publisher.

APA reference list examples

Take a look at our reference list examples that demonstrate the APA style guidelines for a chapter in a book citation in action:

Examples

A chapter from a book of short stories with one editor

Edgeworth, M. (2010). The limerick gloves. In W. Trevor (Ed.), The Oxford book of Irish short stories (pp. 27–51). Oxford UK: Oxford UP.

A chapter from a book with two editors

Bengtson, D. A. (2003). Status of marine aquaculture in relation to live prey: Past, present and future. In J. G. Støttrup & L. A. McEvoy (Eds.), Live feeds in marine aquaculture (pp. 1-16). Oxford UK: Blackwell Science.

This citation style guide is based on the official Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition).

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6th edition 7th edition

About Citing Books

For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase) - entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words. For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

In-Text Citation (Quotation) - entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

Numbers in parentheses refer to specific pages in the manual.

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). 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). Sage Publications.

Subject Guide

How do you cite a chapter in a book APA 7?

The author(s) of the chapter.

The author(s) of the chapter..

The date of publication of the book..

The title of the chapter..

The editor(s) of the book..

The title of the book..

The page numbers for the chapter (complete range - e.g., 25-39).

The name of the publishers..

If it is an electronic book, you will need a URL or a DOI..

How do you cite a chapter in a book APA by another author?

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book.

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. ... .

or chapter title..

How do you cite a chapter in a book APA 8?

Example Format for Chapter in Edited Book One Editor Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. chapter pages). Publisher.

How do you cite a chapter in an author's book?

When referring to a chapter in an authored book, usually you would not cite that chapter in the reference list. Instead, you would cite the whole book and, if necessary, cite the chapter in text. This rule applies whether the chapter is written by one of the book's primary authors or by a separate contributor.