This is a guide to the 7th Edition of APA style, which is a recent update to the APA citation style.
Your lecturer may prefer APA 6th Edition. Check your subject outline to see which version of APA you have been asked to use. If the subject outline does not specify which APA edition you should be using, please check with your lecturer.
If you are supposed to use APA 6th Edition, please go to the APA (6th Edition) Referencing Guide:
A dictionary or encyclopedia entry is treated in much the same way as a chapter of an edited book, only you do not include page numbers. If the entry has an author, then attribute the entry as per normal. If it does not have an attributed author, the publisher jumps into the first position, and is referenced in text instead of an author's name.
See When the Author Isn't a Person.
| Format |
Online stable or archived version:
Author A. A. (Date). Title of entry. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Name of dictionary/encyclopedia. URL. Online continuously updates (no archived version) Author A. A. (n.d.). Title of entry. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Name of dictionary/encyclopedia (edition, if not the first). Publisher. URL. In print: Author A. A. (Date). Dictionary/Encyclopedia entry. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Name of dictionary/encyclopedia (edition, if not the first). Publisher. No entry author: When there is no named author for the entry, treat the dictionary/encyclopedia as an edited book and move the editors to the author position: Editor, A., & Editor, B. (Eds.). (Date). Dictionary/Encyclopedia entry. In Name of dictionary/encyclopedia (edition, if not the first). Publisher. If there are no named authors or editors, treat the company responsible for the dictionary/encyclopedia (e.g. Merriam-Webster, Macquarie University, Oxford University Press) as a corporate author: Corporate Author. (Date). Dictionary/Encyclopedia entry. In Name of dictionary/encyclopedia (edition, if not the first). Publisher. |
| Examples |
Butler, S. (Ed.). (2017). Zombie. In Macquarie dictionary (7th ed.). https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/macqdict/zombie Güzeldere, G. (2005). Zombies. In L. Nadel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cognitive science. Wiley. https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/wileycs/zombies Hughes, J. M., Michell P. A., & Ransom, W. S. (Eds.). (1992). Zucchini. In The Australian concise Oxford dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. Oxford University Press. (n.d.). Zombie. In Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved January 4, 2020, from https://oed.com/view/Entry/232982 |
| In Text |
Zombies are noted to be indistinguishable from humans, apart from certain mental features (Güzeldere, 2005). The Macquarie Dictionary defines a zombie as a corpse "supposedly brought to life" by supernatural forces (Butler, 2017). Zucchinis are a variety of marrow, also known as a corgette (Hughes et al., 1992). A zombie is a rum-based cocktail with fruit juice and liqueur (Oxford University Press, n.d.) |
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