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How to Cite Resources in APA 7- Adapted for Biblical Studies/Church History: Ebook Monographs

by Sharon Ralston

Introduction: APA 10.2.22 and APA Style suggest: Use the same format for both print books and ebooks. See examples below for more information, as well as particular examples on guide pages for specialized or reference works.

APA 10.2, APA Style:  https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/book-references 

https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/edited-book-chapter-references

https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/religious-work-references

Both the APA Manual and the APA Style make the general statement to follow the same format for a book whether it is a print book or an ebook --  while the bare bones to construct these references are the same, there are, however, some modifications then provided for different types of publications.  Some examples are given here and on the Primary Texts pages (including Ancient Greek/Roman Works).   The Citing the Bible/Religious Works and Dictionaries pages have their respective guidelines as well.

Style notes: 1. Be sure to adjust the indentation of runover lines in these examples that cannot be adjusted in this software. 2. Page number or other such location information in the in-text citation is not needed when paraphrasing, although it can be included when useful to the reader, such as when citing from a longer work (APA Manual 8.13).

Authored ebook without a DOI (10.2.21)

1. Citing from an ebook without a DOI from an academic research database such as EBSCO or ProQuest (this includes most ebooks in our online catalog, but see Dictionaries for ebook dictionary examples and Primary Texts for additional examples and information regarding other types of ebooks):   

    a. A basic template for an authored ebook without a DOI -- or print version:

   P: (Author, year, p. #)

   R: Author, A. A. (year). Title of book. Publisher Name.

    b. An example:

   P: (Kertes Weaver, 2013, p. 66)

   R: Kertes Weaver, N. (2013). The theology of suffering and death: an introduction for caregivers. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

**See Primary text page until this completed; some examples there are suitable.  Also see the standard APA 7 LibGuide for the basics and examples.

more examples to come