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Books and Reference Works

This section provides information on how to cite books and reference works in their entirety. For chapters in edited books or reference work entries, go to the Edited Book Chapters and Reference Work Entries section.

The reference structure for books and reference works is as follows:

Author or Editor	Date	Title	Source
Publisher Information	DOI or URL
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. Name of Group. Editor, E. E. (Ed.). Editor, E. E., & Editor, F. F. (Eds.).	(2020).	Title of book. Title of book (2nd ed., Vol. 4). Title of book [Audiobook]. Title of book (E. E. Editor, Ed.). Title of book (T. Translator, Trans.; N. Narrator, Narr.).	Publisher Name. First Publisher Name; Second Publisher Name.	https://doi.org/xxxx https://xxxxxx

Author or Editor

Date

Title

Source

Publisher Information

DOI or URL

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B.

Name of Group.

Editor, E. E. (Ed.).

Editor, E. E., & Editor, F. F. (Eds.).

(2020).

Title of book.

Title of book (2nd ed., Vol. 4).

Title of book [Audiobook].

Title of book (E. E. Editor, Ed.).

Title of book (T. Translator, Trans.; N. Narrator, Narr.).

Publisher Name.

First Publisher Name; Second Publisher Name.

https://doi.org/xxxx

https://xxxxxx

Tips:

Assume a book is the first edition unless otherwise stated. First editions do not need to be noted in the reference.
For editors, translators, or narrators listed in the Title element of the reference, list their first initial followed by their last name.
When an online reference work is continuously updated and the versions are not archived, use “n.d.” as the year of publication and include a retrieval date with the URL: Retrieved May 18, 2020, from https://xxxxxxxx
For ebooks, you do not need to include the platform, format, or device (e.g., PDF, Kindle, etc.) in the reference. Only include [Audiobook] in brackets in the title of the book if the audiobook version is different (for example, an abridged version) from the print or digital edition of the book.

SOURCE TYPE	REFERENCE EXAMPLE
Authored book with DOI	Kinderman, P. (2019). A manifesto for mental health: Why we need a revolution in mental health care. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24386-9
Authored ebook (e.g., Kindle book) or audiobook without a DOI, with a nondatabase URL	Ferguson, Y. H., & Mansbach, R. W. (2012). Globalization: The return of borders to a borderless world? Routledge. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Globalization/ DsnfCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Edited book without a DOI, from most academic research databases or in print	Ringel, S., & Brandell, J. R. (Eds.). (2020). Trauma: Contemporary directions in trauma theory, research, and practice. Columbia University Press.