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APA 7th Referencing

American Psychological Association, 7th edition

Books with editor(s) of whole work

 Use this format when referencing and citing a book that has an editor but no separate chapter authors listed.

For a book with separate chapter authors, see the format for book chapters.

Edited book with 1 editor

 

Reference elements

Screenshot of an annotated edited book reference

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Editor, Year)

OR

Editor (Year)

... the legislation (Saligari, 2017).

OR

Saligari (2017) explains how ...
Quote

(Editor, Year, p. xx)

OR

Editor (Year) "..." (p. xx)

"The patient's experience ... " (Jutte, 2013, p. 127).

OR

Jutte (2013) says "the way staff interact ... " (p. 138).

 

Reference

 

Edited print book/ebook

Format is the same for print and electronic.

  Format Example
No edition

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

MacLean, M. A. (Ed.). (2019). Consumer psychology of tourism, hospitality and leisure. Society.
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher.

Germov, J. (Ed.). (2014). Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (5th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books/chapters published on a website, if a stable link is available you can add the URL to the end of the reference after the publisher.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

 

Edited ebook with DOI

A DOI can be added to the end of the reference if available. See ebook DOIs for more info.

  Format Example
No edition

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Mertler, C. A. (Ed.). (2019). The Wiley handbook of action research in education. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119399490
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Oates, R. (Ed.). (2020). The student practitioner in early childhood studies (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429352096
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

Edited book with 2 editors

 

Reference elements

Screenshot of an annotated edited book reference

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Editor & Editor, Year)

OR

Editor and Editor (Year)

... for patient care (Proctor & Froggatt, 2014).

OR

Proctor and Froggatt (2014) discuss ....
Quote

(Editor & Editor, Year, p. xx)

OR

Editor and Editor (Year) "..." (p. xx)

"The doctor needs to ... " (Abramowitz & Panter-Brick, 2015, p. 45).

OR 

Abramowitz and Panter-Brick (2015) state "the doctor needs to ... " (p. 261).

 

Reference

 

Edited print book/ebook

Format is the same for print and electronic.

  Format Example
No edition

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

Procter, N., & Froggatt, T. (Eds.). (2014). Mental health: A person-centred approach. Cambridge University Press.​
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher.

Garvis, S., & Pendergast, D. (Eds.). (2017), Health and wellbeing in childhood (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books/chapters published on a website, if a stable link is available you can add the URL to the end of the reference after the publisher.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

 

Edited ebook with DOI

A DOI can be added to the end of the reference if available. See ebook DOIs for more info.

  Format Example
No edition

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Baldwin, L., & Fleming, M. L. (Eds.). (2020). Health promotion in the 21st century: New approaches to achieving health for all. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003115915
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Ghannoum, M., & Perfect, J. (Eds.). (2019). Antifungal therapy (2nd ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429402012
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

Edited book with 3 or more editors

 

Reference elements

Screenshot of an annotated edited book reference

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Editor et al., Year)

OR

Editor et al. (Year)

... patient care (Daly et al., 2014).

OR

Daly et al. (2014) state that ...
Quote

(Editor et al., Year, p. xx)

OR

Editor et al. (Year) "..." (p. xx)

"Factors crucial for patient recovery include ... " (Brown et al., 2015, p. 326).

OR 

Brown et al. (2015) say "surgical teams can ... " (p. 261).

 

Reference

 

Edited print book/ebook

Format is the same for print and electronic.

  Format Example

3 - 20 editors

List all editors.

 No edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., & Editor C. C. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

Daly, J., Speedy, S., & Jackson, D. (Eds.). (2014). Contexts of nursing: An introduction. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., & Editor C. C. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. 

Batshaw, M., Roizen, N., & Pellegrino, L. (Eds.). (2019). Children with disabilities (8th ed.). Brookes.

21 or more editors

List first 19 editors, then .... followed by last editor.

 No edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., Editor C. C., Editor, D. D., Editor, E. E., Editor, F. F., Editor, G. G., Editor, H. H., Editor, I. I., Editor, J. J., Editor, K. K., Editor, L. L., Editor, M. M., Editor, N. N., Editor, O. O., Editor, P. P., Editor, Q. Q., Editor, R. R., Editor, S. S. ... Editor, Z. Z. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., Editor C. C., Editor, D. D., Editor, E. E., Editor, F. F., Editor, G. G., Editor, H. H., Editor, I. I., Editor, J. J., Editor, K. K., Editor, L. L., Editor, M. M., Editor, N. N., Editor, O. O., Editor, P. P., Editor, Q. Q., Editor, R. R., Editor, S. S. ... Editor, Z. Z. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher.
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books/chapters published on a website, if a stable link is available you can add the URL to the end of the reference after the publisher.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

 

Edited ebook with DOI

A DOI can be added to the end of the reference if available. See ebook DOIs for more info.

  Format Example

3 - 20 editors

List all editors.

 No edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., & Editor C. C. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Johnson, C. C., Walton, J. B., & Peters-Burton, E. (Eds.). (2019). Physics in motion, kindergarten: STEM road map for elementary school. National Science Teachers Association. https://doi.org/10.2505/9781681404592
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., & Editor C. C. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Aronow, W., Fleg, J., & Rich, M. (Eds.). (2019). Tresch and Aronow's cardiovascular disease in the elderly. CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315151311

21 or more editors

List first 19 editors, then .... followed by last editor.

 No edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., Editor C. C., Editor, D. D., Editor, E. E., Editor, F. F., Editor, G. G., Editor, H. H., Editor, I. I., Editor, J. J., Editor, K. K., Editor, L. L., Editor, M. M., Editor, N. N., Editor, O. O., Editor, P. P., Editor, Q. Q., Editor, R. R., Editor, S. S. ... Editor, Z. Z. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A., Editor, B. B., Editor C. C., Editor, D. D., Editor, E. E., Editor, F. F., Editor, G. G., Editor, H. H., Editor, I. I., Editor, J. J., Editor, K. K., Editor, L. L., Editor, M. M., Editor, N. N., Editor, O. O., Editor, P. P., Editor, Q. Q., Editor, R. R., Editor, S. S. ... Editor, Z. Z. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

As cited in an edited book

Sometimes authors quote other authors. This is referred to in APA style as a secondary source. Citations need to include both the original author and the secondary source author. In the reference list, you will need to cite only the secondary source in which you found the citation.

 

Reference elements

Reference the book in which you found the citation.

Screenshot of an annotated edited book reference

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Original Author, Year, as cited in Editor, Year)

OR

Original Author (Year, as cited in Editor, Year)

... explored in online learning (Smith, 2016, as cited in Whiteside et al., 2017).

OR

Smith (2016, as cited in Whiteside et al., 2017) explores how ...
Quote

(Original Author, Year, as cited in Editor, Year, p. xx)

OR

Original Author (Year, as cited in Editor, Year) "..." (p. xx)

"Typical early development involves ... " (Jones, 2010, as cited in Garvis & Pendergast, 2017, p. 25).

OR

Jones (2010, as cited in Garvis & Pendergast, 2017) explains "common illnesses ... " (p. 63).
Note:
  • If the year of the original source is unknown/unavailable, leave it out of the citation: e.g. (Burke, as cited in Rover et al., 2015).

 

Reference

Reference the secondary source in which you found the citation.

 

Edited print book/ebook

Format is the same for print and electronic.

  Format Example
No edition

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

Whiteside, A. L., Dikkers, A. G., & Swan, K. (Eds). (2017). Social presence in online learning: Multiple perspectives on practice and research. Stylus Publishing.
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. 

Garvis, S., & Pendergast, D. (Eds.). (2017), Health and wellbeing in childhood (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books/chapters published on a website, if a stable link is available you can add the URL to the end of the reference after the publisher.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

 

Edited ebook with DOI

A DOI can be added to the end of the reference if available. See ebook DOIs for more info.

  Format Example
No edition

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Armitage, R., & Ekblom, P. (Eds.). (2019). Rebuilding crime prevention through environmental design. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315687773
2nd or later edition

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Oates, R. (Ed.). (2020). The student practitioner in early childhood studies (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429352096
Note:
  • Use book's copyright year if different from the publication/release year.
  • Books part of a series: Do not include series title, reference using same format as above.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

Practice exercise