Referencing book with 1 author
Reference list entry
Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of book (edition). Publisher.
Campbell, J. (2018). Web design: Introductory text for beginners (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.
In-text citation
(Author Surname, Year) OR (Author Surname, Year, Page/s)
(Campbell, 2018) OR (Campbell, 2018, p. 101)
Note: First word of the subtitle is capitalised. Edition statement goes after the title.
Referencing book with 2 authors
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Author Surname, Initial(s)., & Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Bell, J., & Stathaki, E. (2018). The contemporary house. Thames & Hudson.
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Author Surname & Author Surname, Year) OR (Author Surname & Author Surname, Year, Page/s)
(Bell & Stathaki, 2018) OR (Bell & Stathaki, 2018, p. 101)
Referencing book with 3 or more authors
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Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Berman, A., Snyder, S.J., Levett-Jones, T., Dwyer, T., Hales, M., Harvey, N., Luxford, Y., Moxham, L., Park, T., Parker, B., Reid-Searl, K. & Stanley, D. (2012). Kozier and Erb's fundamentals of nursing (2nd Aust. ed.). Pearson.
Note: The first nineteen are listed; subsequent authors are omitted and replaced with an ellipsis (...) and then the last author is listed.
In-text citation
(Author Surname et al.,Year) OR (Author Surname et al., Year, Page/s)
(Berman et al., 2012) OR (Berman et al., 2012, p. 101)
Note: Use the first author then et al.
Reference list entry
Title of book. (Year). Publisher.
Tell me about the human body: Answers to hundreds of fascinating questions. (2016). Chancellor.
In-text citation
(First few words of the title, Year) OR (First few words of the title, Year, Page/s)
(Tell Me About, 2016) OR (Tell Me About, 2016, p. 101)
Note: In-text - you may shorten long book titles to a minimum of 3 words. You should capitalise each word in the in-text entry.
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Editor Surname, Initial(s). (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Fortenberry, D. (Ed.). (2017). The art museum. Phaidon Press.
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(Editor Surname, Year) OR (Editor Surname, Year, Page/s)
(Fortenberry, 2017) OR (Fortenberry, 2017, p. 101)
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Chapter Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of chapter. In Editor Initial. Editor Surname (Ed.), Title of book (Inclusive page numbers). Publisher.
Hughes, M., & Wilson, J. (2016). Advocacy: An overarching approach. In E. Moore (Ed.), Case management: Inclusive community practice (pp. 143 -164). Oxford University Press.
In-text citation
(Author Surname, Year) OR (Author Surname, Year, Page/s)
(Hughes & Wilson, 2016) OR (Hughes & Wilson, 2016, p. 144)
APA discourages the use of secondary sources and it is best practice to locate the original source, if possible.
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Only the book or article that has been read is the one included in the Reference List.
Book
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Author Surname, Initial(s)., Author Surname, Initial., Author Surname, Initial. & Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher
Veal, A.J., Darcy., & Lynch, R. (2013). Australian leisure (4th ed.). Pearson.
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Acknowledge the author/s of the secondary source and the in-text will state (as cited in Author Surname, Year, Page)
Smith, Austin & Kennedy, note that accessibility to all locations and buildings needs to be considered (as cited in Veal, Darcy & Lynch, 2013, p. 386)...
Journal article
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Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of article. Journal Title, Volume(Issue). Page/s. URL
Kumar, R., Sarkar, B., Saha, S., & Equebal, A. (2017). Efficacy of myofascial release technique in chronic plantar fasciitis: A randomized controlled trial. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy, 11(1), 118–123. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973-5674.2017.00023.5
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Acknowledge the author/s of the secondary source and the in-text will state (as cited in Author Surname, Year, Page)
The study by Chueh et al (as cited in Kumar, Sarkar, Saha, and Equebal, 2017, p. 122)...
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Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. URL
Author, A. A. (2020). Title of book (2nd ed., Vol. 4). Publisher Name. URL
Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (2019). Title of book (2nd ed.). Publisher name. URL
Examples:
Briggs, J.K. (2019). Triage protocols for aging adults. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. http://ovidsp.ovid.com.elogin02.dtwd.wa.gov.au/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=booktext&D=books3&AN=02087434/1st_Edition/2&XPATH=//OVIDBOOK%5b1%5d/METADATA%5b1%5d/TCP%5b1%5d
Trenoweth, S. (Ed.). (2017). Promoting recovery in mental health nursing. SAGE Publications Limited. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/wactafe/detail.action?docID=5601721
In-text citation
(Author Surname, Year) OR (Author Surname, Year, Page/s)
(Briggs, 2019) OR (Briggs, 2019, p. 7)