APA Manual
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th edition by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2019-10-01
APA 7th edition
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. APA is usually the preferred style in the fields of psychology and many other social sciences. The links listed below are guides to citing sources in APA format. If you want to auto-generate a citation, click on the Citation Tools tab and select one of the citation generators, such as Citation Machine or KnightCite.
- APA Style TutorialsAmerican Psychological Association (APA) Style Tutorials and Webinars
- APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th ed.)Purdue University Online Writing Lab
- Excelsior College Online Writing Lab APA 7th ed.Excelsior College Online Writing Lab provides online guides to writing in APA 7th ed. format.
- Generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Bard, etc.)APA style recommends citing the AI tool company as the author and AI tool as the title, with in-text citations and references adapted from the reference template for software in Section 10.10 of the APA Manual, 2020 (guidelines updated January 2025).
- EasyBib Guide to APA Format PapersA comprehensive guide to formatting your papers using APA style format.
- Sidney Silverman Library APA Citation Examples (7th edition)Provides a quick guide with examples to some of the most commonly cited sources.
- APA Student Paper Setup GuideThis guide explains how to set up the major parts of an APA paper, including title page, headings, and references list.
- Template for Typing APA Formatted Student Papers (MS-Word)Use this template to format your APA Style student paper.
- APA 7th ed. Student Paper Template - Google DocsUse this template to format your paper in Google Docs. NOTE: This template is "View Only" - not editable. To edit it, save a copy to your Google Drive. Includes tips on how to format a paper in APA.
How to Cite an E-Book in APA
APA Citation Format:
1.) Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book. edition. Publisher.
2.) Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book. edition. Publisher (if applicable). URL for authoritative website
3.) Author's Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle of book. edition. Publisher (if applicable). Doi number
E-book Example:
1.) Baracchi, C. (2002). Of Myth, Life, and War in Plato's Republic. Indiana University Press.
2.) Plato, & Jowett, B. (1998). The Republic. http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497
3.) Turner, J. D., & Corrigan, K. (2010). Plato's Parmenides and its heritage. doi: 10.1596/9780-82136148-1