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APA (7th ed.) referencing guide (Online): Chapter in an edited book

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Chapter in edited book

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

In text citations

Example:

Bowden (2017) states that...
OR
...(Bowden, 2017).

Example:

Hoeveler (2003) believes that...
OR
...(Hoeveler, 2003).

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Reference list

Last name, Initial(s)., & Last name, Initial(s). (Year). Chapter title. In Initial. Last name (Eds.), Book title (ed., pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI of chapter (if available)

Example:

Bowden, J. (2017). Health promotion models and approaches. In J. Bowden & V. Manning (Eds.), Health promotion in midwifery: Principles and practice (3rd ed., pp. 47-60). CRC Press.  

Hoeveler, D. L. (2003). Frankenstein, feminism, and literary theory. In E. Schor (Ed.), The Cambridge companion to Mary Shelley (pp. 45-62). Cambridge University Press.