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APA (7th ed.) referencing guide (Online): Books with one author

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Books with one author

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

In text citations

In-text citation requires that the last name of the author and the year of publication be inserted into the text.

Example:

Neville (2016) questions whether...
OR

....(Neville, 2016).

Reference list

Last name, Initial(s). (Year). Title (ed.). Publisher. DOI (if available)

Example:
Neville, C. (2016). The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism (3rd ed.). Open University Press.