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APA (6th ed.) referencing guide (Online): Book review in a journal

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Book review in a journal

Below you will find guidance and examples of how to set out a reference to a book review in a journal in the body of your work and in the reference list at the end.

In text citations

Example:

According to Nagorski (2013)...
OR
...(Nagorski, 2013).

Reference list

Last name of reviewer, Initial(s). (Year). Title of review [Review of the book Title of book, by name of book's author]. Journal Title, Volume number in italics(issue or part number if needed), page numbers.

Example:

Nagorski, A. (2013). The totalitarian temptation [Review of the book The devil in history: communism, fascism and some lessons

                 of the 20th century, by V. Tismaneanu]. Foreign Affairs, 92, 172-176.

If the review is untitled, place the material in square brackets immediately after the year. Retain the brackets to indicate that this is a description of the form and content, not the review's title.