How to Cite a Book in ASA

Lernen Sie das genaue Format mit Beispielen, Textzitaten und häufigen Fehlern.

Zitierformat

Grundvorlage

Author. Year. Title in Italics. Place: Publisher.

Zitat-Komponenten

Author(s)

Invert only the first author and use the full given name (Smith, John D.). Later authors appear first name first, with and before the last.

Year

The year of publication follows the author.

Title

Article and chapter titles take quotation marks with headline capitalization.

Source Details

Italicize journal and book titles. Journal locator is Volume(Issue):pages.

Praxisbeispiel

Beispielquelle

author

Smith, John D.; Jones, Jane A.

year

2024

title

The Social Order of Things

publication

University of California Press

place

Berkeley

Formatiertes Zitat

Smith, John D., and Jane A. Jones. 2024. The Social Order of Things. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Textzitat

(Smith and Jones 2024)

(Author Year) or (Author Year:Page) for a direct quote

Häufige Fehler

Falsch:

Smith, John D., Jones, Jane A. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Richtig:

Smith, John D., and Jane A. Jones. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Warum: Only the first author is inverted; later authors appear first name first, with and before the last.

Falsch:

Smith, J. D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Richtig:

Smith, John D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Warum: ASA uses full given names for authors, not initials.

Falsch:

Smith, John D. 2024. Effects of Sleep. American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Richtig:

Smith, John D. 2024. "Effects of Sleep." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.

Warum: Article titles take quotation marks and the journal title is italicized.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

How do I format a book in ASA style? ▼

Follow the template above: invert only the first author, give the year, then the title with the correct styling, and the source details. Entries in the References list are alphabetical by first author surname.

How do ASA in-text citations work? ▼

Use the author surname and year: (Smith 2024). Add a page number after a colon for a direct quote: (Smith 2024:15). For three or more authors use the first author followed by et al.

When does ASA use quotation marks versus italics? ▼

Article and chapter titles take quotation marks; journal and book titles are italicized. Both use headline capitalization.

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