How to Cite a Book in ASA
Apprenez le format exact avec des exemples, des citations dans le texte et des erreurs courantes à éviter.
Format de citation
Modèle de base
Author. Year. Title in Italics. Place: Publisher.
Composants de la citation
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.
Exemple concret
Source exemple
Smith, John D.; Jones, Jane A.
2024
The Social Order of Things
University of California Press
Berkeley
Citation formatée
Smith, John D., and Jane A. Jones. 2024. The Social Order of Things. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Citation dans le texte
(Smith and Jones 2024)
(Author Year) or (Author Year:Page) for a direct quote
Erreurs courantes
Incorrect:
Smith, John D., Jones, Jane A. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Correct:
Smith, John D., and Jane A. Jones. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Pourquoi: Only the first author is inverted; later authors appear first name first, with and before the last.
Incorrect:
Smith, J. D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Correct:
Smith, John D. 2024. "Title." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Pourquoi: ASA uses full given names for authors, not initials.
Incorrect:
Smith, John D. 2024. Effects of Sleep. American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Correct:
Smith, John D. 2024. "Effects of Sleep." American Sociological Review 89(3):211-220.
Pourquoi: Article titles take quotation marks and the journal title is italicized.
Questions fréquentes
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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