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Book References in APA Format

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APA format is the official style of the American Psychological Association and is used in most types of science and social science writing. Before you create a reference page for your papers, essays, articles, or reports, it is important to learn how to format your references in proper APA style. The following examples and guidelines can help you prepare book references in proper APA format.

Basic Structure:

The basic structure of a book reference should list the author's last name, first initials, publication year, book title, location, and publisher. Your reference should appear as follows:

Author, I. N. (Year). Title of book. Location: Publisher.

For example:

Rogers, C. R. (1961). On becoming a person. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Edited Book with One or More Authors:

Edited books with one or more authors should follow the basic structure of a book reference and include the initials, last name, and 'Ed.' in parentheses after the book title.

For example:

Adler, A. (1956). The individual psychology of Alfred Adler: A systematic presentation of selections from his writings. (H. L. Ansbacher & R. R. Ansbacher, Eds.). New York: Basic Books.

Edited Book with No Author:

Edited books with no author should list the last name and first initials of the editor or editors, followed by 'Ed.' or 'Eds.' in parentheses. The remainder...