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APA Citation

A guide to citing sources according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Edited Book Chapter/Entry Citation Notes & Format

This format applies to chapters in edited books and anthologies and entries in reference works like dictionaries and encyclopedias.

For chapters in an authored book, create a reference list entry for the entire book (see the books tab).

APA Book Chapter Reference Elements
Author

Author, A. A.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B.

Name of Group.

Date (2022).
Title Title of chapter.
Book

In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of Book (pp. 27–40). Publisher Name.

In E. E. Editor, & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of Book (4th ed., Vol. 2. pp. 182–203). Publisher Name.

DOI or URL

https://doi.org/xxxx

https://xxxxx

Chapter in an Edited Book

Kuh, G. D., Boruff-Jones, P. D., & Mark, A. E. (2007). Engaging students in the first college year: Why academic librarians matter. In L. L. Hardesty (Ed.), The role of the library in the first college year (pp. 17–28). University of South Carolina.

Parenthetical citation: (Kuh et al., 2014)
Narrative citation: Kuh et al. (2014)

Entry in a Reference Work with Group Author

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.) Anthology. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved July 4, 2022, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anthology

Parenthetical citation: (Merriam-Webster, n.d.)
Narrative citation: Merriam-Webster (n.d.)

Entry in Reference Work with Listed Author(s)

Hursthouse, R., & Pettigrove, G. (2018). Virtue Ethics. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 ed.). Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/ethics-virtue/

Parenthetical citation: (Hursthouse & Pettigrove, 2014)
Narrative citation: Hursthouse and Pettigrove (2014)

Since this source archives entry versions, a retrieval date is not needed.

Entry in Reference Work without Listed Author

Athos, Mount. (1991). In A. P. Kazhdan, A.-M. Talbot, A. Cutler, T. E. Gregory, & N. P. ŠevĨenko (Eds.), The Oxford dictionary of Byzantium (Vol. 1, pp. 224–226). Oxford University Press.

Parenthetical citation: ("Athos, Mount," 1991)
Narrative citation: "Athos, Mount" (1991)