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APA Citation Guide (7th edition) CGS

Use this guide to learn how to cite using APA 7th edition

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 JournalVolume Number(Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi.org/DOI-number (if given)

Works Cited List Example  

 McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book Criminal investigative failures, by D. K. Rossmo]. Salus Journal6(1), 82-84. 

In-Text Citation Example

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

 Example: (McKinley, 2018, p. 83)

For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 of the Publication Manual of the APA located at the circulation desk.

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  

 Bell, M. S. (2006, December 31). Are you my mother? [Review of the book Let the northern lights erase your name, by V. Vida]. The New York Times Book Review, https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/books/review/Bell.t.html?ref-review

In-Text Citation Example

 (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication)

 Example: (Bell, 2018)