Books
- One author
- Multiple authors (two to three)
- Multiple authors (more than three)
- Edited book
| EDITED BOOK | |
| APA (6th) General Format | Author Last Name, Author Initials. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Place of publication: Publisher. |
| APA (6th) Example | Lopez, S. (2008). The soloist: a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music. New York: Berkley Books. |
| MLA (7th) General Format | Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year. Print. |
| MLA (7th) Example | Lopez, Steve. The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music. New York: Berkley Books, 2008. Print. |
| Turabian General Format | Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. |
| Turabian Example | Lopez, Steve. The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music.New York: Berkley Books, 2008. |
| BOOK BY TWO OR THREE AUTHORS | |
| APA (6th) General Format | Author Last Name, First Author Initials, & Second Author Last Name, Second Author Initials. (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Place of publication: Publisher. |
| APA (6th) Example | Clark, N., & Scott, P.S. (2009) Game addiction: the experience and the effects. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. |
| MLA (7th) General Format | Author Last Name, First Name, and Second Author Full Name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year. Print. |
| MLA (7th) Example | Clark, Neils, and P. Shavaun Scott. Game Addiction: The Experience and the Effects. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2009. Print. |
| Turabian General Format | Author Last Name, First Name, and Second Author Full Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. |
| Turabian Example | Clark, Neils, and P. Shavaun Scott. Game Addiction: The Experience and the Effects. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2009. |
| BOOK BY MULTIPLE AUTHORS (more than three) | |
| APA (6th) General Format | First Author Last Name, First Author Initials, Second Author Last Name, Second Author Initials, Third Author Last Name, Third Author Initials, & Fourth Author Last Name, Fourth Author Initials. (Year). Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher. |
| APA (6th) Example | Bell, I. McGrane, B., Gunderson, J., & Anderson, T.L. (2011). This book is not required: An emotional and intellectual survival manual for students. Los Angeles: Sage. |
| MLA (7th) General Format | First Author Last Name, First Author First Name, et al. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year. Print. |
| MLA (7th) Example | Bell, Inge, et al. This Book is Not Required: An Emotional and Intellectual Survival Manual for Students. 4th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011. Print. |
| Turabian General Format | First Author Last Name, First Author First Name, Second Author Full Name, Third Author Full Name, Fourth Author Full Name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year. |
| Turabian Example | Bell, Inge, Bernard McGrane, John Gunderson, Terri L. Anderson. This Book is Not Required: An Emotional and Intellectual Survival Manual for Students. 4th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011. |
| EDITED BOOK | |
| APA (6th) General Format | Editor Last Name, Editor Initials (Ed.) (Year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. Place of publication: Publisher. |
| APA (6th) Example | LaFollette, H. (ed.). (2005). The Oxford handbook of practical ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| MLA (7th) General Format | Editor Last Name, Editor First Name, ed. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, year. Print. |
| MLA (7th) Example | LaFollette, Hugh, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Print. |
| Turabian General Format | Editor Last Name, Editor First Name, ed. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. |
| Turabian Example | LaFollette, Hugh, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005 |





