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APA (7th ed.) referencing guide (Online)

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In text citations

Example:

Harris et al. (2012) state that...
OR
...(Harris et al., 2012).

Example:

Fiske et al. (2010) believe that...
OR
...(Fiske et al., 2010).

Example:

Travis and White (2018) however argue that...
OR
...(Travis & White, 2018).

Reference list

Several volumes of a multivolume work:

Last name, Initial(s)., Last name, Initial(s). (Ed.). (Year). Title (volume numbers). Publisher. DOI

Example

Harris, K. R., Graham, S., & Urdan T. (Eds.). (2012). APA educational psychology handbook (Vols. 1–3). American Psychological Association.

One volume of a multivolume work:

Example

Fiske, S.T., Gilbert, D.T., & Lindzey, G. (2010). Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1). John Wiley & Sons, https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470561119

If the volume does not have its own title, as in the example above, include the volume number in brackets without italics.

Example

Travis, C.B., & White, J.W. (Eds.). (2018). APA handbook of the psychology of women: Vol. 1. History, theory, and battlegrounds. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-000

If the volume has its own title, as in the example above, include the volume number and title after the main title in italics.