APA Reference Guide: Books (incl. eBooks)

Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
 

Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.

(Author surname, year, page)
 

(Sapolsky, 2017, p. 25)

OR

According to Sapolsky (2017, p. 25), ....

(Author surname & Author surname, year, page)
 

(Burley & Harris, 2002, p. 48)

OR

Burley and Harris (2002, p.48) document...

Author Surname, Initial., Author Surname, Initial., & Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of book. Publisher
 

Johnson, N. G., Roberts, M., & Worell, J. (1999). Beyond appearance: A new look at adolescent girls. American Psychological Association.

Note: The first word in the book subtitle also begins with a capital letter.

For 3 or more authors, cite the first author only, followed by 'et al.' , year and page numbers

(Author surname, et al., year, page)
 

(Johnson, et al., 1999, pp. 12-14)

OR

Johnson, et al. (1999, pp. 12-14) agree that.....

Author Surname, Initial., & Author Surname, Initial. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
 

Torino, G. C. & Rivera, D. (Eds.). (2019). Microaggression theory: Influence and implications. John Wiley & Sons.

Note: use '(Ed.).' for only one editor

(Author surname & Author surname, year, page)
 

(Torino & Rivera, 2019, p. 22)

Author Surname [of Chapter or Article], Initial or Organisation Name. (Year). Article or chapter title. In Editor First Initial. Editor Surname (Ed.), Book title (pp. page range of article or chapter). Publisher.
 

Raising Children Network. (2010). Raising an adopted child. In J. Healey (Ed.), Adoption issues (pp. 9-10). The Spinney Press.

(Author Surname or Organisation [of Chapter or Article],  Year).

 

(Raising Children Network, 2010). 

Author Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of book (# ed.). Publisher.

Buglear, J. (2010). Stats mean business (2nd ed.). Heinemann.

(Author surname, year, page)
 

(Buglear, 2010, pp. 123-125)

Organisation or Group Author. (Date). Title of book. Name of Publisher if distinct from author, otherwise omit.

University of Otago. (1986). Today’s food, tomorrow’s health.

(Organisation name, year, page)
 

(University of Otago, 1986, p. 12)

Author. (n.d.). Title of book. Publisher

Robertson, L. (n.d.). Students need school libraries. Patrick's Publications.

Note: n.d stands for 'no date'

eBooks are referenced exactly the same way as physical books, however if the eBook has a DOI, add this at the end of the reference, following the publisher.

Green, C. (2019). Incivility among nursing professionals in clinical and academic environments: Emerging research. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7341-8  

(Author surname, year, page)
 

(Green, 2019, p. 25)

OR

According to Green (2019, p. 25), ....

(Title and version). (Year). (Publisher). Original work published xxxx (if known).

King James Bible. (2008). Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1769).

The Koran. (1990). Penguin Books Ltd. 

Holy Bible New International Version. (1984). International Bible Society. 

Note:

Reference entries for religious texts follow the book reference format.

Religious texts are treated as having no author, so in place of the author, add the title and version of the book.

Religious Works are referenced as either a book or a webpage,  depending on what version of the source you are using. 
Eg:  an online version of the Qur’an would be cited using the webpage reference format, but a book or eBook version of The Bible would be cited using the book reference format.

(Religious work title, Year)

(The Koran, 1990)

For the Bible: 

(Title, Year, Chapter :verse)

(Holy Bible New International Version, 2015, Luke 6:31)

You need to specify which translation (version) you are using the first time only that you refer to it in your in-text citation.

Where the original work published year is known:

(Title, Original publication year/recent publication year, Chapter :verse)

(King James Bible, 1769/2008, 1 Col. 16:17).

Shakespeare, W. (Year of republication). Title of book (Editor Initial, Surname, Ed.). Publisher. ([Original work published] year).

Shakespeare, W. (1990). The tragedy of Macbeth (N. Brooke, Ed.). Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1623)

(Shakespeare, original publication year/republication year)