Apa Book Title Formatting

The edition statement is placed after the title of the work.

Apa book title formatting. Editors and translators and the edition if specified e g. Title of book italicised edition number ed. This page reflects the latest version of the apa publication manual i e apa 7 which released in october 2019.

The book title is written in sentence case only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns. The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources. The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here.

The apa in text citation for a book includes the author s last name the year and if relevant a page number. In the reference list start with the author s last name and initials followed by the year. Include any other contributors e g.

Use double quotation marks around the title of an article or chapter and italicize the title of a periodical book brochure or report. Titles of periodicals books brochures or reports should be in italics and use normal title capitalization rules. Doi or web address if available.

This is not necessary for a first edition.