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APA Style (7th ed.)

Books

Examples

Generic

Author's Last Name, First Name Initial. Second Initial if given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle, if given (Edition ed.). Publisher.

Buxton, R. (2004). The complete world of Greek mythology. Thames & Hudson. 

Book chapter, where chapter author is different from book editor

Law, J. M. (1998). The Awaji tradition. In K. Brazell (Ed.), Traditional Japanese theatre (pp. 393-397). Columbia University Press.

Ebook with subtitle,
3 authors

Booth, D., Shames, D., & Desberg, P. (2010). Own the room: Business presentations that persuade, engage and get results. McGraw Hill.
https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/lib/sheridanc-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4657643#

Online Encyclopedia or Dictionary, no author

Use book chapter example - the word being defined is treated as a chapter

Sleep. (2011). In Encyclopedia Britannica. https://academic-eb-com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/levels/collegiate/article/sleep/109539

Find more examples from APA Academic Writer.
See chapter 10 of the Publication Manual.

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