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APA (7th ed.) Citation Style Guide: Book Sections (Chapters)

Book Sections (Chapters)

For further information on citing book sections, see pages 326-328 of the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed., 2020.

Book, Section (i.e. Chapter, Essay, Story) in an Edited Book - With an Author

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. chapter page numbers). Name of Publisher.

Huberband, S. (2019). Ghetto folklore. In D. G. Roskies (Ed.),  Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto (pp. 70-82). Yale University Press.

In Text

Parenthetical citation: (Huberband, 2019)

Narrative citation: Huberband (2019)

This format works for print books or books from most academic research databases. (Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed., 2020, p. 326)

Book, Section (i.e. Chapter, Essay, Story) in an Edited Book - Without an Author

Title of chapter. (Year of publication). In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. chapter page numbers). Name of Publisher.

Does class size affect student achievement? (2020). In G. L. Koonce (Ed.), Taking Sides: Clashing views on educational issues (20th ed.) (pp. 229-231). McGraw Hill Education.

In Text

Parenthetical citation: (Does class size, 2020)

Narrative citation: Does class size (2020)

For the in text citation, use a few words of the title.

Book, Section: Article or Chapter in an Edited Book, Reprinted from Another Source

Duncan, J. (2020). Attachment theory. In K. Richardson & S. Sheldon (Eds.), Cognitive development to adolescence: A reader (pp. 3-18). SAGE Publications. (Reprinted from Manual of child psychology, pp. 703-732, by P. H. Mussen, Ed., 1970, Wiley)

In Text

Parenthetical citation: (Duncan, 1970/2020)

Narrative citation: Duncan (1970/2020)

Chapter in an Edited Book with a DOI

Balsam, K. F., Martell, C. R., Jones, K. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In G. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds.), Culturally responsive and cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2nd ed., pp. 287-314). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000119-012

In Text

Parenthetical citation: (Balsam et al., 2019)

Narrative citation: Balsam et al. (2019) 

Book, Chapter from a Canadian Adaptation of a Previously Published Work

NOTE: APA style, as set out in its blog entries for books and book chapters does not require that Canadian editions include any citation details for the original edition (e.g., US/UK etc) from which it was adapted.  

  • Per the exemplars below, provide (only) the citation information relevant to the edition that was used.
     
  • Use this format for print and eBooks - include a doi at the end of your citation is one is provided. 

 

Ryan, S. W., & Kramer, M. L. (2024). Nursing assessment, diagnosis, and planning. In B. J. Astle, W. Duggleby, P. A. Potter, P. A. Stockert, A. G. Perry, & A. Hall (Eds.), Potter and Perry’s Canadian fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., pp. 186–211). Elsevier.

 

In text
 

Parenthetical citations: (Ryan & Kramer, 2024)

Narrative citations: Ryan and Kramer (2024)

 

Book, Canadian Adaptation of a Previously Published Work

As noted in the box above, provide (only) the citation information relevant to the edition that was used.

 

Astle, B. J., Duggleby, W., Potter, P. A., Stockert, P. A., Perry, A. G., & Hall, A. (Eds.). (2024). Potter and Perry’s Canadian fundamentals of nursing (7th ed.). Elsevier.

 

In Text
 

Parenthetical citations: (Astle et al., 2024) 

Narrative citations: Astle et al. (2024) 

 

Chapter in a Customized Textbook

Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2014). Crime and mental disorders. In T. Chang (Ed.), CRIM 2251: Psychological explanations of crime (Douglas College ed.) (pp. 101-144). Pearson.

In Text

Parenthetical citation: (Bartol & Bartol, 2014)

Narrative citation: Bartol and Bartol (2014)