How do you cite a book in APA?

How do you cite a book in APA?

The APA in-text citation for a book includes the author’s last name, the year, and (if relevant) a page number….Basic book citation format.

Format	Last name, Initials. (Year). Book title (Editor/translator initials, Last name, Ed. or Trans.) (Edition). Publisher.
In-text citation	(Anderson, 1983, p. 23)

What should you do if you need to cite a book for which you don’t know the author?

Alphabetize books with no author or editor by the first significant word in the title (Merriam in this case). In text, use a few words of the title, or the whole title if it is short, in place of an author name in the citation: (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 2005).

How do you in text cite in APA with no author?

In-Text Citations:

1. Citations are placed in the context of discussion using the author’s last name and date of publication.
2. When a work has no identified author, cite in text the first few words of the article title using double quotation marks, “headline” style capitalization, and the year.

Do you have to include URL in APA citation?

Answered By: Jennifer Harris According to the APA manual (7th ed.), you do not need to cite entire websites in the reference list. In the body of the paper, provide the name of the site and URL.

How do you cite a book in an essay?

Brief in-text citations point the reader to more complete information in the works cited list at the end of the paper.

1. In-text citations include the last name of the author followed by a page number enclosed in parentheses.
2. If the author’s name is not given, then use the first word or words of the title.

What information is needed when citing a book?

When citing a book, you usually need:

• author name(s)
• book title.
• city of publishing company.
• name of publishing company.
• copyright date.

How do you in-text cite the same author in different works?

Multiple works by different authors in the same citation Include the last name and page reference for the first author, then a semi-colon, followed by the last name and page reference for the next author. (Smith 93; Fayett 131-32). List the corporate author followed by the page reference.

To create an e-book citation, you will need the following information on your source:

1. First Name Initial and Last Name of the author(s)
2. Year Published.
3. Title of the e-book.
4. Translator name (if applicable)
5. Publisher name.
6. DOI or URL (if applicable)
7. For republished books ONLY: Year the original work was published.