APA Formatting and Style (7th ed.) for Student Papers

Note:

• Check to see if your VitalSource eBook has a DOI. DOI's may be found on the eBook's copyright page. DOI's are hyperlinks (see below).

• To find the Copyright page in your VitalSource eBook, go to the Table of Contents > Front Matter > Copyright Page.   

• DOIs are hyperlinks (ie. beginning with http:// or https://) ex.: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1332-4  

• Place the DOI after the publisher's name in the reference.

No DOI Pattern:

Author, A. A.,& Author, B. B. (year). Title of book. Publisher. 

DOI Pattern:

Author, A. A.,& Author, B. B. (year). Title of book. Publisher. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1332-4

Pattern for a book edition other than the 1st edition, with a DOI or no DOI:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of book (2nd ed.). Publisher. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1332-4 

Note:

• These instructions are for students with Textbooks from websites (not including VitalSource).

• If your eTextbook has a stable URL that will work (provide access) for a reader, place the URL of the book after the publisher's name in the reference. 

• If an eTextBook has no DOI or stable URL, end the reference after the publisher's name or the stable URL.

No DOI or stable URL Pattern:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of book. Publisher.

Stable URL Pattern:

Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (year). Title of book. Publisher. https://www.xxxxxxx

Pattern for a book edition other than the 1st edition, with no DOI or a stable URL:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of book (2nd ed.). Publisher. https://www.xxxxxxx