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Books and edited chapters

For an authored book, give the author, year, italicized title in sentence case, edition if applicable, and publisher. Omit the publisher’s city and state. Include a DOI if the book has one.

These are templates, not published works.

Author, A. A. (Year). Book title (2nd ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

For a chapter in an edited book, start with the chapter author and chapter title, then identify the editor, book title, chapter pages, publisher, and DOI when available.

Author, A. A. (Year). Chapter title. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.

Official guidance

APA Style: Books and edited chapters

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