How to Cite a Book Chapter in APA 7th Edition
Изучите точный формат с примерами, внутритекстовыми ссылками и типичными ошибками.
Формат цитирования
Базовый шаблон
Author. (Year). Chapter title. In Editor (Ed.), Book title (pp. page range). Publisher.
Компоненты цитаты
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.
Реальный пример
Пример источника
Chen, M. L.
2021
Climate change and public health
Thompson, R. D.
Environmental health and policy
145-167
Отформатированная цитата
Chen, M. L. (2021). Climate change and public health. In R. D. Thompson (Ed.), Environmental health and policy (pp. 145–167). Oxford University Press.
Внутритекстовая ссылка
(Chen, 2021)
(Author, Year) when citing the specific chapter
Типичные ошибки
Неверно:
Smith, J. (2020). Chapter Title. In R. Johnson (Eds.), Book Title (p. 123-145). Publisher.
Верно:
Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In R. Johnson (Ed.), Book title (pp. 123–145). Publisher.
Почему: Chapter titles use sentence case (not title case). Use 'Ed.' for one editor, 'Eds.' for multiple. Use 'pp.' for page ranges and en dashes.
Неверно:
Smith, J. (2020). 'Chapter Title.' In Johnson, R. (Ed.), Book Title. Publisher.
Верно:
Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In R. Johnson (Ed.), Book title (pp. page range). Publisher.
Почему: Don't use quotation marks for chapter titles. Always include page range in parentheses. Use editor's initials and last name.
Неверно:
Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In Johnson, R., & Williams, T. (Eds.), Book title. Publisher.
Верно:
Smith, J. (2020). Chapter title. In R. Johnson & T. Williams (Eds.), Book title (pp. page range). Publisher.
Почему: Use initials for editor names. Include page range. Separate multiple editors with '&'.
Часто задаваемые вопросы
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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