Books
Always check your unit assessment information to find which style you are required to use, as different disciplines and units use different referencing styles.
It is essential that you write in a referencing style that is clear and consistent, and act with academic integrity at all times.
Deakin guide to APA7 (PDF, 920.5 KB)
Last updated: 19 June 2024
Overview
In-text citation
Gardner (1983) developed a radically different and pluralistic view of mind, proposing seven intelligences.
OR
Intelligence is not a single, monolithic ability that can be measured only by IQ tests (Gardner, 1983).
References
For book sources:
- Italicise book titles.
- Capitalise only the first letter of the first word of the book title (as well as any proper nouns, acronyms or initialisms).
- If there is a subtitle following a colon, capitalise the first letter of the first word.
- Include book edition numbers for all editions except the first.
- Include all publishers listed.
- If the publisher is also the author, do not repeat the publisher’s name.
- Provide a DOI, where available.
For e-books, note that:
- The format, platform and device type are not included in the reference.
- The same details are provided for print and e-books.
Book with DOI
Author, Initials. (year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher. DOI
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
Book without DOI
Author, Initials. (year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Publisher.
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
Edition
- Include book edition numbers for all editions except the first.
- Place the edition in brackets after the title.
- Only cite the edition of the book that you have read.
Use the following abbreviations:
- Second edition = (2nd ed.)
- Third edition = (3rd ed.)
- Fourth edition = (4th ed.)
- Revised edition = (Rev. ed.)
- Abridged edition = (Abr. ed.)
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
Book chapter
In-text citation
If citing from a chapter in a book by a single author or single group of authors:
- you do not need to cite the chapter
- cite the whole book.
If citing from a particular chapter in an edited book (a collection of articles/chapters written by different authors)
- cite the author(s) of that chapter.
The study by Aron, Botella and Lubart (2019) confirmed previous research that …
References
If citing a chapter from an edited book:
- provide the reference list entry under the name of the authors of the chapter.
- include the names of the editors between the title of the chapter and the title of the book, preceded by “In”.
- include the page range of the chapter.
- include any book edition information in the same brackets as the page range of the chapter, separated with a comma.
- include the book chapter DOI, if available. Otherwise include the DOI of the whole book, if available.
With DOI
Author, Initials. (year). Title of chapter. In Initials. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx). Publisher. Chapter DOI
Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016
Without DOI
Author, Initials. (year). Title of chapter. In Initials. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx-xx). Publisher
Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.
Dictionary, encyclopedia
Note that in some units, citing dictionaries, encyclopedias, or sites such as Wikipedia, may not be acceptable. Consult your unit guide for details.
In-text citation
Where the author is identified for entries in print or online encyclopedias or other reference works, provide the author and year as for other authored sources.
Low and Jin (2012) comment that urging someone to do their best does not appear to be as effective as involving the person in setting specific and relatively difficult goals…
Where the author is not identified, provide the title of the entry.
Field theory is defined as “a systematic approach describing behaviour in terms of patterns of dynamic interrelationships between individuals and the psychological, social and physical situation in which they exist” (“Field theory”, 2007, p. 375).
References
Online dictionary encyclopedia with author identified
Author, Initials. (year). Title of entry. In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of encyclopedia (page range). Publisher. DOI
Low, R., & Jin P. (2012). Achievement motivation and learning. In N. M. Seel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the sciences of learning (pp. 47–51). https://doi:10.1007/078-1-4419-1428-6
Online dictionary or encyclopedia – no author identified
Author, Initials. (year). In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of encyclopedia (page range). Publisher.
Field theory. (2007). In G. R. VandenBos (Ed.), APA dictionary of psychology (p. 375). American Psychological Association.