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APA Citation Examples : Reference List: Books and Other Print Sources

This guide contains specific examples that will help students cite sources using APA style and avoid plagiarism.

Reference List: Books

Book with one author:

Lipczynski, J. (2008). Business. Chicago, IL: Review Press.

Book with two authors:

Bernstein, C., & Woodward, B. (1974). All the President's Men. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

Edited Book with no author:

Gold, M.K. (Ed.). (2012). Debates in the Digital Humanities. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.

Book with an edition other than the first:

Anton, H., Bivens, I., & Davis, S. (2002). Calculus (7th ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.

Multivolume Work/Organization as Author:

Europa Publications Limited. (2009). The Europa World Year Book (Vols. 1-2). London, England: Europa Publications.

Other Print Sources

Conference Proceedings:

Kaiser, H.M., Kinnucan, H.W., & Ferrero, J.L. (eds.). (1996). New methodologies for commodity promotion economics: Proceedings from the NEC-63       Conference : Red Lion Inn, Sacramento, California : October 5-6, 1995. Ithaca, NY: The National Institute for Commodity Promotion Research

      and Evaluation, Cornell University.

Government Publication:

Real Estate Research Corporation. (1975). Evaluating local urban renewal projects : A simplified manual. Washington, DC: US Government Printing

      Office.

Unpublished Paper:

Carlino, A. (1997). Roger Williams in the Twentieth Century: A summary analysis of the last twenty years' scholarship. (Unpublished master’s

      thesis). Rhode Island College, Providence, RI.