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MSN Research: APA Citing Examples- Books & eBooks

This is a research guide for nursing students.

Book with One Author

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT

IN-TEXT CITATION

 Author, M. M. (Year of Publication). Title of book.   

     Place of Publication: Name of Publisher.

 Rothwell, W. (2002). Instructional design.

     San Francisco, CA: Oxford University Press.

 (Rothwell, 2002)

 

 Or

 

 Rothwell (2002) explains the instructional  design process…

Book with Two Authors

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT

IN-TEXT CITATION

 Author, M. M., & Author, N. N. (Year of Publication). Title of book.   

     Place of Publication: Name of Publisher.

 Rothwell, W. & Glasgow, Z. A. (2002). Instructional design.

     San Francisco, CA: Oxford University Press. 

 (Rothwell & Glasgow, 2002)

 

 Or

 

 Rothwell and Glasgow (2002) explains the  instructional design process…

Book with Three to Five Authors

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT

IN-TEXT CITATION

 Author, M. L., Author, N., Author, O.P., Author P. P., & 

     Author Q.S. (Year of Publication). Title of book. Place of 

     Publication:  Name of Publisher.

 Horn, A., Maddox, A., Hagel, P., Currie, M., & Owen, S.   

     (2013). Embedded library services: beyond chance  

     encounters for students from low SES backgrounds.

     Seattle, WA: Springshare.

 

 

 

 

Cite all authors in the first in-text citation.

 (Horn, Maddox, Hagel, Currie, & Owen, 2013)

 Or

 Horn, Maddox, Hagel, Currie, and Owen (2013)  discuss the advent of…

 For subsequent in-text citations, cite the  first author followed by et al.

 (Horn et al., 2013)

 Or

 Horn et al. (2013)

 

 

Book with Six to Seven Authors

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT

IN-TEXT CITATION

 Author, M. L., Author, N., Author, O.P., Author P. P.,

     Author, A.B., Author, Z.M., & Author, Q.S.

     (Year of Publication). Title of book. Place of Publication:     

     Name of Publisher.

 Marquis, B.L., Huston, C.J., Payne, G.A., Swordson, C.,  

     White, J.M., Markenson, P.W., & Samual, J. (2009).

     Leadership roles and management functions in nursing:

     theory and application. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer

     Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

 (Marquis et al., 2009)

 Or

 Marquis et al. (2009)

 

 

 

Book with Eight or More Authors

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT

IN-TEXT CITATION

 Author, A.A., Author, B., Author, C.D., Author E.F.,

     Author, G.G., Author, Z.M., … Last Author Surname, First  

     Initial. Second Initial.  (Year of Publication). Title of book.

     Place of Publication: Name of Publisher.

 Mondon, K., Blechet, C., Gochard, A., Elaroussi, D., Fetissof,   

     F., De Toffol, B, …Hommet, C. (2007). Transient global  

     amnesia caused by painless aortic dissection. Chicago, IL:

     Educause Press.

 

 

 (Mondon et al., 2007)

 

 Or

 

 Mondon et al., (2007) stated that the  difference…

 

 

 

Book Chapters

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT

In-Text Citation

 Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of Chapter. In C.C.  

     Editor (Ed.),  Title of book (pp. chapter page numbers).

     Place of publication: Name of Publisher.

 

 Miller, M.K. (2014). Nursing management critiques.

     S. C. Lyles (Ed.), Globalization nursing for the future

     (pp. 78-88). Detroit, MI: Colonial Press.

 Note: APA states if publisher is a university and the name of the state  or province is included in the name of the university, do not repeat the  name in the publisher location.

 Note: Page is abbreviated, but Chapter is not abbreviated and it is  capitalized.

 

 

  (Miller, 2014, Chapter 3)

  Or

  (Anderson, 2015, p. 62)

 

 

REFERENCE LIST FORMAT

In-Text Citation

 Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Title of Chapter. In A.A.

     & B.B. Editor (Eds.),  Title of book (pp. chapter page

     numbers). Place of publication: Name of Publisher

 

 Anderson, K. (2015). Nursing management for the 21st

     Century. In S.S. Mason & M.L Sawyer (Eds.), High-impact

     nursing management (pp. 42-58). Albany: State University

     of New York Press.

 Note: APA states if publisher is a university and the name of the state  or province is included in the name of the university, do not repeat the  name in the publisher location.

 Note: Page is abbreviated, but Chapter is not abbreviated and it is  capitalized.

 

 

 

 

 

 (Anderson, 2015, Chapter 3)

 Or

 (Anderson, 2015, p. 62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

eBook Chapter and Entire eBook

eBOOK CHAPTER

IN-TEXT CITATION

 Author, B.B. (Year of Publication). Title of chapter. In C.C.    

     Editor & D.D Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. chapter page  

     numbers). Retrieved from [database name or URL].

 Essence, B. (2007). 21st Century Evidence Based Nursing. In

     C. Carter & B. Case (Eds.), Global nursing: Professional

    Dynamics (pp. 125-135). Retrieved from Ebscohost  

    database.

 

Cite authors for the first in-text citation.

 (Essence, 2007)

 

 Or

 

 Essence (2007)

 

eBook (ENTIRE BOOK)

IN-TEXT CITATION

 Author, B.B. (Year of Publication). Title of book. Retrieved from

     [database name or URL].

 Essence, B. (2007). 21st Century Evidence Based Nursing. Retrieved

     from http://www.netlibrary.com

  

 

 

 (Essence, 2007)

 Or

 Essence (2007)