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APA Citation Guide (7th edition) : Book Reviews

This guide shows you how to cite using APA 7th edition

Formatting

Hanging Indents:

All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.

A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.

Hyperlinks:

Both blue underlined (live) hyperlinks and black without underlining are both acceptable.

All hyperlinks must include https://

Do not put a period after DOIs or hyperlinks.

Book Review From Library Database (No Title)

Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Name of Journal, Volume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi number if given

Works Cited List Example  

Rao, A. (2023). [Review of the book A time of novelty: Logic, emotion, and intellectual life in early modern India, 1500- 1700 C.E., by S. Wright]. Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy, 73(2), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1353/pew.2023.a898089

In-Text Citation Example

 (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication, Page Number)

 Example: (Rao, 2023, p. 2)

For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, available in the Main Collection at Columbia College Library.

Book Review from a Website (with Title)

Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Title of Review. [Review of the book Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, by Book Author's First Initial. Second Initial if Given Last Name]. Title of Website, URL

Works Cited List Example  

Milward, D. (2023). She looks beyond the headlines. [Review of Unbroken: My fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls, by A. Sterritt]. The British Columbia Review, https://thebcreview.ca/2023/11/29/2002-milward-sterritt/

In-Text Citation Example

 (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication)

 Example: (Milward, 2023)