Library Help: APA FAQs

Edition other than the first

Format

• Second edition = 2nd ed.
• Third edition = 3rd ed.
• Fourth edition = 4th ed.
• Revised edition = Rev. ed.

• Abridged edition = Abr. ed.

The edition statement is placed after the title of the work. This is not necessary for a first edition.

Elements of the reference

Author(s) – last name, initial(s) - use & for multiple authors. (Year). Title of book - italicised (Edition number ed.). Publisher. DOI - if no DOI, use the URL of the ebook provider

In-text citation

(DeHart et al., 1995) OR DeHart et al. (1995) state the idea that…

Reference list 

DeHart, G. B., Sroufe, L.A., & Cooper, R. G. (1995). Child development: Its nature and course (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Endnote reference type

Book