APA Citation Help, 7th Edition for Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences

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These are the most common book formats. Detailed information on book citations can be found in Chapter 10 of the 7th edition of the APA manual (pp. 321-329).  
Additional examples: 

Authored Books

Generic: 

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book. Publisher Name. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxx
Example: 

Lerner, R. C., & Lerner, C. G. (2004). Cats are scientifically better than dogs. Ralph & Forton. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315084879
Important points for authored books
  • Ebooks and paper books are cited the same - it is not necessary to note which you used. 
  • If there is no DOI, leave off that part of the reference. 
  • If the book was retrieved online, but NOT out of an academic database, include a retrieval URL. Do not use the words "retrieved from." If the book was found in an academic database (through the library), do not include the URL.
  • To cite a CHAPTER of an authored book, create a reference for the whole book and cite the chapter number in the in-text citation only.

Entire Edited Book

Generic: 

Editor, A. A., & Editor, B. B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of book (edition if known). Publisher Name. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxx
Example: 

Lerner, R. C., & Lerner, C. G. (Eds.) (2004). Cats are scientifically better than dogs (3rd ed.). Ralph & Forton. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315084879
Important points for edited books
  • If there are multiple publishers, list them all separated by a semicolon (;). 
  • Ebooks and paper books are cited the same - it is not necessary to note which you used. 
  • If there is no DOI, leave off that part of the reference. 
  • If the book was retrieved online, but NOT out of an academic database, include a retrieval URL. Do not use the words "retrieved from." If the book was found in an academic database (through the library), do not include the URL.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Generic: 

Author, A, A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter. In C. C. Editor, D. D. Editor, & E. E. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (edition if known, pp. x-x). Publisher Name. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxx
Example: 

Friedman, N. J. (2004). Dogs are drooling monsters. In R. C. Lerner & C. G. Lerner (Eds.), Cats are scientifically better than dogs (3rd ed. pp. 410-500). Ralph & Forton. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315084879
Important points for edited book chapters
  • If there are multiple publishers, list them all separated by a semicolon (;). 
  • Ebooks and paper books are cited the same - it is not necessary to note which you used. 
  • If there is no DOI, leave off that part of the reference. 
  • If the book was retrieved online, but NOT out of an academic database, include a retrieval URL. Do not use the words "retrieved from." If the book was found in an academic database (through the library), do not include the URL.

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