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APA 7th Referencing

American Psychological Association, 7th edition

Translated and foreign works format

Translated works

The following format applies to sources that have been translated into English from another language and have a translator credited.

Reference elements

Reference source type (e.g. book, journal article etc.) as per normal with the addition of translator details after the title.

Screenshot of an annotated translated work reference

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

... (Author, Original Year/Translated Year)

OR

Author (Original Year/Translated Year) ...

... is defined as significant to the intellect (Piaget, 1970/1972).

OR

Piaget (1970/1972) defines three key components to ....
Quote

"..." (Author, Original Year/Translated Year, p. xx)

OR

Author (Original Year/Translated Year) "..." (p. xx)

"... cognitive function and structure at adolescence" (Piaget, 1970/1972, p. 1).

OR

Piaget (1970/1972) noted "... cognitive function and structure at adolescence" (p. 1).

Reference

 

Translated book/ebook
Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (A. A. Translator, Trans.) (ed.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)

Coelho, P. (1993). The alchemist (A. R. Clarke, Trans.). HarperOne. (Original work published 1988)
Note:
  • If referencing an ebook with a DOI available, include this after the publisher. For more information see format for ebooks.

 

Translated chapter from an edited book/ebook
Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of chapter (A. A. Translator, Trans.). In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (ed., pp. x-x). Publisher. (Original work published Year)

Heidegger, M. (2008). On the essence of truth (J. Sallis, Trans.). In D. F. Krell (Ed.), Basic writings (pp. 111–138). Harper Perennial Modern Thought. (Original work published 1961)
Note:
  • If referencing an ebook chapter with a DOI available, include this after the publisher. For more information see format for book chapters.

 

Translated journal article
Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article (A. A. Translator, Trans.). Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), Page-Page. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx (Original work published Year)

Piaget, J. (1972). Intellectual evolution from adolescence to adulthood (J. Bliss & H. Furth, Trans.). Human Development, 15(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1159/000271225 (Original work published 1970)
Note:
  • If journal article has no DOI, end the reference after the page numbers. For more information see format for journal articles.

Foreign works

The following format applies to foreign sources in original language and have not been translated into English.

Reference elements

Reference source type (e.g. book, journal article etc.) as per normal with the addition of translated title in [square brackets].

Screenshot of an annotated foreign work reference

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

... (Author, Year)

OR

Author (Year) ...

... is fundamentally part of establishing a common growth (De Koninck, 2019).

OR

De Koninck (2019) identifies common growth as the leading factor ....
Quote

"..." (Author, Year, p. xx)

OR

Author (Year) "..." (p. xx)

simply for the benefit of "croissance commune" or "common growth" (De Koninck, 2019, p. 8).

OR

De Koninck (2019) eloquently terms it "croissance commune", focusing on the common growth ... (p. 8).

Reference

 

Book/ebook in non English language
Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book [Title of book in English] (ed.). Publisher.

Piaget, J. (1966). La psychologie de l’enfant [The psychology of the child]. Presses Universitaires de France.

 

Chapter in an edited book/ebook in non English language
Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of chapter [Title of chapter in English]. In A. A. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (ed., pp. x-x). Publisher.

De Koninck, T. (2019). La culture générale et la lecture [General culture and reading]. In L.- A. Richard (Ed.), De l'éducation libérale: Essai sur la transmission de la culture générale (pp. 7–34). Presses de L'Université Laval.

 

Journal article in non English language
Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article [Title of article in English]. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), Page-Page. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Janzen, G., & Hawlik, M. (2005). Orientierung im raum: Befunde zu entscheidungspunkten [Orientation in space: Findings about decision points]. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 213(4), 179–186. https://doi.org/10.1026/0044-3409.213.4.179
Note:
  • If work is written in a non-Latin script (e.g. Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Russian), the reference must be spelt out in the English alphabet. E.g. Ελληνική Δημοκρατία must be written as Ellēnikē Dēmokratia [Hellenic Republic].