Victoria University Library. (2016, November 24). APA Referencing: books. [video file]. Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/193009392 |
A basic reference list entry for a book (print version) in APA must include:
Example:
Fletcher, D. P. (2018). Disruptors: Success strategies for women who break the mold. Entrepreneur Press.
Note: An e-book retrieved from an academic database that does not have a DOI is referenced as though it were the print version.
For books with multiple authors, edited books, print books, online books (other than from a Library database), and chapters in books see examples below.
"It is self-identification..." (Fuller, 2011, pp.34-35).
or
Fuller (2011, pp.34-35) suggests that self identification...
Fuller, C. F. (2011). Sociology, gender and educational aspirations: Girls and their ambitions. Continuum International.
According to Moran and Toner (2017)…
or
… this is evident (Moran & Toner, 2017).
Moran, A., & Toner, J. (2017). A critical introduction to sport psychology (3rd ed.). Routledge.
Interval training involves "performing for a comparatively shorter time period during each exercise session" (Haile et al., 2015, p. 135).
or
Haile et al. (2015) note that interval training involves "performing for a comparatively shorter time period during each exercise session" (p.135).
Haile, L., Gallagher, M., & Robertson, R. J. (2015). Perceived exertion laboratory manual: From standard practice to contemporary application. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1917-8
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" (Austen, 1814/2005, p.195)
Austen, J. (2005). Mansfield Park J. Wiltshire, Ed.). Cambridge University Press. (Original work published in 1841.)
... open access data is of great value to researchers (Perry, 2018).
or
Perry (2018) promotes the use of...
Big data is giving insight into collective human behaviour (Lauro et al., 2017).
or
According to Lauro et al. (2017)...
Perry, S.M. (Ed.). (2018). Maximizing social science research through publicly accessible data sets. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3616-1
Lauro, N. C., Amaturo, E., Grassia, M. G., Aragona, B., & Marino, M. (Eds.). (2017). Data science and social research: Epistemology, methods, technology and applications. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55477-8
Hackfort et al. (2019) collate a useful resource for...
Hackfort, D., Schinke, R. J., & Strauss, B. (Eds.). (2019). Dictionary of sport psychology: Exercise, performance, and performing arts. Elsevier.
The American Psychiatric Association's (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) describes the diagnostic features as being...
or
...as described by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
Shah (2018) advocates “the use of analytics to make informed decisions at the executive leadership level” (p. 38).
or
There is value in “the use of analytics to make informed decisions at the executive leadership level” (Shah, 2018, p. 38).
Shah, T. H. (2018). Big data analytics in higher education. In S. M. Perry (Ed.), Maximizing social science research through publicly accessible data sets (pp. 38-61). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3616-1
... as this complex theory is dealt with in detail by Russell (2003, vol. 2, p.23; vol.3, pp.17-36).
Russell, B. (2003). The autobiography of Bertrand Russell (Vols. 1-3). Allen & Unwin.
(Marklund, 1999/2011)
Marklund, L. (2011). Exposed (N. Smith, Trans.). Random House. (Original work published 1999)
(Anonymous, 2000)
Anonymous. (2000). Maximum Security (3rd ed.). Prentice Hall.
As defined in the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers (2002) reference lists should be double spaced.
or
... should be double spaced (Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, 2002)
Style manual for authors, editors and printers. (2002). (6th ed.). AGPS.
Perceptions of an event have more impact than the event itself, so accurate perceptions are key (Fujishin, 2018, 2020).
or
Fujishin (2018, 2020) tells us gesture is critical to creating genuine interpersonal connections.
Fujishin, R. (2018). The natural speaker (9th ed.). Routledge.
Fujishin, R. (2020). Natural bridges: A guide to interpersonal communication (2nd ed.). Routledge.
1 Cor. 13:1 (King James Bible, 1769/2017)
(The Qur'an, 2004, 5:3-4)
(Aristotle, ca. 350 B.C.E./1994, p. 134)
King James Bible. (2017) King James Bible Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ (Original work published 1769)
The Qur’an (M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Trans.). (2004). Oxford University Press.
Aristotle. (1994). Poetics (S. H. Butcher, Trans.). The Internet Classics Archive. http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/poetics.html (Original work published ca. 350 B.C.E.)
Intuition is defined as ”knowledge or knowledge structures that predispose individuals to think and act in particular ways without much conscious reflection” (Torff & Sternberg, 2001, as cited in Hernandez-Romero, 2017, p. 134).
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Torff and Sternberg (2001, as cited in Hernandez-Romero, 2017) define intuition as “knowledge or knowledge structures that predispose individuals to think and act in particular ways without much conscious reflection” (p.134).
Hernández-Romero, L. (2017). Re-evaluating creativity: The individual, society, and education. Palgrave Macmillan.