APA Citation Style, 7th edition: No Author

For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase) - entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words. For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

In-Text Citation (Quotation) - entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

General Format

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Book title [usually shortened], Year)

In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Book title [usually shortened], Year, page number)

References:

Book title: Subtitle. (Year). Publisher.

Example

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Merriam-Webster's, 2005)

In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Merriam-Webster's, 2005, p. 3)

References:

Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Merriam-Webster.