How to Cite a Book Chapter in APA 7th Edition

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Zitierformat

Grundvorlage

Author. (Year). Chapter title. In Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. page range). Publisher.

Zitat-Komponenten

Chapter Author(s)

Format: (Last, First Initial.). Multiple authors: separate with commas; use '&' before the last author.

Year

Enclose publication year in parentheses.

Chapter Title

Sentence case. Not italicized or in quotation marks.

Editor(s)

Format: Initials Last (Ed.). For multiple editors, use '&' before the last editor and (Eds.).

Book Title

Italicized. Capitalize first word and proper nouns only (sentence case).

Page Range

Format: (pp. 234–256) with en dash. Use 'pp.' for page range.

Praxisbeispiel

Beispielquelle

author

Chen, M. L.

year

2021

chapter

Climate change and public health

editor

Thompson, R. D.

book

Environmental health and policy

pages

145-167

Formatiertes Zitat

Chen, M. L. (2021). Climate change and public health. In R. D. Thompson (Ed.), Environmental health and policy (pp. 145–167). Oxford University Press.

Textzitat

(Chen, 2021)

(Author, Year) when citing the specific chapter

Häufige Fehler

Falsch:

Smith, J. (2020). Chapter Title. In R. Johnson (Eds.), Book Title (p. 123-145). Publisher.

Richtig:

Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In R. Johnson (Ed.), Book title (pp. 123–145). Publisher.

Warum: Chapter titles use sentence case (not title case). Use 'Ed.' for one editor, 'Eds.' for multiple. Use 'pp.' for page ranges and en dashes.

Falsch:

Smith, J. (2020). 'Chapter Title.' In Johnson, R. (Ed.), Book Title. Publisher.

Richtig:

Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In R. Johnson (Ed.), Book title (pp. page range). Publisher.

Warum: Don't use quotation marks for chapter titles. Always include page range in parentheses. Use editor's initials and last name.

Falsch:

Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In Johnson, R., & Williams, T. (Eds.), Book title. Publisher.

Richtig:

Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In R. Johnson & T. Williams (Eds.), Book title (pp. page range). Publisher.

Warum: Use initials for editor names. Include page range. Separate multiple editors with '&'.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

How do I format the editor's name in a book chapter citation?

Use Initials and Last Name format (R. Johnson). For multiple editors, list all with '&' before the final one: R. Johnson & T. Williams.

Do I always need to include the page range for a book chapter?

Yes, always include the complete page range of the chapter in parentheses with 'pp.': (pp. 145–167).

In in-text citations, do I cite the chapter author or the book editor?

Cite the chapter author: (Chen, 2021). Only cite the editor if the editor is the author of the section you're quoting.

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