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CDU APA Referencing: Books and eBooks

A guide to help you better understand CDU APA 7th Referencing

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Citation Elements

Book/eBook

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle (edition). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxx OR URL (if found online)

Chapter in an edited book

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Author(s) (Ed. OR Eds.), Title of book (ed., pp. xx-xx). Publisher.

Important

  • When the author and publisher are the same, omit the name of the publisher
  • If an eBook is from a CDU Library database and does NOT have a DOI, do NOT include a URL
  • If an eBook was accessed through a search engine like Google, include a URL

 

 

Reference Examples

Single author

(Megarrity, 2018) or Megarrity (2018) states…

Megarrity, L. (2018). Northern dreams: The politics of northern development in Australia. Australian Scholarly Publishing.

Endnote Reference Type = Book

2 Authors

"…legislation” (Clive & John, 2016, p. 45).

Note: Always cite both names in in-text citations when a source has two authors.

Clive, T., & John, T. (2016). Australian commercial law. Thomson Reuters

Endnote Reference Type = Book

3 or more authors

(Kerridge et al., 2013)

Note: For ALL citations with 3+ authors, use the first author's surname followed by et al.

Kerridge, I., Lowe, M., & Stewart, C. (2013). Ethics and law for the health professions (4th ed.). Federation Press.

Note: Include ALL authors in the reference.

Wait et al. (2018) found...

Wait, A., Smith, R., Wood, C., George, K., Royal, B., Williams, A., Cartwright, J., Jones, A., Kell, B., Citizen, J., Goodes, M., White, L., Brown, H., Green, I. L., Klesch, S., George, S., Kersemakers, A., Bailey, K., Rolls, N., & Smythe, X. (2017). The chocolate eating habits of CDU librarians. CDU Press.

Endnote Reference Type = Book

No author

…the book Employment the Professional Way (2000).

Note: Shorten title, put in italics and capitalise all main words.

Employment the professional way: A guide to understanding the Australian job search process for professionally qualified migrants. (2000). Australian Multicultural Foundation.

Endnote Reference Type = Book

Organisation as book author

(American Psychological Association, 2019).

Note: Always cite both names in in-text citations when a source has two authors.

American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed.).

Note: When author and publisher are the same, omit publisher name.

Endnote Reference Type = Book (Add a comma after organisation name)

Edition of Book

(Howitt & Cramer, 2016)

Howitt, D., & Cramer, D. (2016). Introduction to research methods in psychology (5th ed.). Pearson Australia.

Endnote Reference Type = Book

Edited book

(Smith, 2015).

Smith, J. A. (Ed.). (2015). Qualitative psychology: A practical guide to research methods (3rd ed.). Sage.

Note: For multiple authors use (Eds.).

Endnote Reference Type = Edited Book

Chapter in an edited book or book series

(Germov, 2019)

Germov, J. (2019). Imagining health problems as social issues. In J. Germov (Ed.), Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (6th ed., pp. 2-23). Oxford University Press.

Referencing a chapter: https://youtu.be/VaDEDm_uJ8Q

(Medved-Fisher, 2020)

Medved-Fisher, J. (2020). Nursing care of people with diabetes mellitus. In G. Bauldoff, P. Gubrud, M.-A. Carno, T.  Levett-Jones, M. Hales, K. Berry, K. Carville, T. Dwyer, N. Knox, L. Moxham, K. Reid-Searl, & D. Stanley (Eds.), LeMone and Burke’s medical-surgical nursing: Critical thinking for person-centred care (4th Australian ed., Vol. 1, pp. 557-594). Pearson Australia.

Note: This only applies if an author is listed at the beginning of a chapter. Otherwise reference as a book.

Endnote Reference Type = Book section

Book with volumes

(Mizrahi, 2008)

Mizrahi, T. (2008). Encyclopedia of social work (20th ed., Vol. 1). Oxford University Press.

Endnote Reference Type = Book

eBook online or from library database

(American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013)

Note: eBook with DOI

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). http://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

(Robertson, 2017)

Note:eBook from CDU Library, but without a DOI

Robertson, M. (2017). Sustainability: Principles and practice (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Endnote Reference Type = Electronic Book

Book translated into English

(Freud, 1900/2010)

Note: Show the date of the original work and then the date of the translation

Megarrity, L. (2018). Northern dreams: The politics of northern development in Australia. Australian Scholarly Publishing.

Layout: Author, A. A. (year). Title (Translator initial. Family name, Trans.; edition). Publisher. DOI if available (Original work published year

Endnote Reference Type = Book

Book in a language other than English

(Molinari & Labella, 2007).

Molinari, E., & Labella, A. (2007). Psicologia clinica: Dialoghi e confronti [Clinical psychology: Dialogue and confrontation]. Springer.

Endnote Reference Type = Book

Dictionary / Thesauri / Encyclopedia

Print- “Acid Rain” (2014) is … OR “…pollution” (“Acid Rain”, 2014, p. 3)

Acid rain. (2014). In D. Kemp (Ed.), The environment dictionary (pp. 3-9). Routledge.

Online - … art of teaching (“Education”, 2016).

Education. (2016). In Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017, from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/education?s=t

Endnote Reference Type = Book section

Brochure or Pamphlet

Cancer Council Australia (2012)...

Cancer Council Australia. (2012). Skin cancer [Brochure].

Note: When author and publisher are the same, omit publisher name. 

Endnote Reference Type = Book

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