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APA 6th Referencing: Book Reviews

Reviews: Sample References

Source In-text Reference End-text Reference
(reference lists require hanging indent)
Review: In a print journal

(Carmody, 1982)

Carmody, T. P. (1982). A new look at medicine from the social perspective [Review of the book Social contexts of health, illness, and patient care, by E. G. Mishler, L. R. Amarasingham, S. T. Hauser, R. Liem, S. D. Osherson, & N. E. Waxler]. Contemporary Psychology, 27, 208-209.
Review: In an electronic journal

(Sheid, 2009)

Sheid, G. (2009). Personality matters @ work [Review of the book Personality and intelligence at work: Exploring and explaining individual differences at work, by A. Furnham]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(1). doi:10.1037/a0013576

What is a DOI?

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique code used to identify content and provide a persistent link to a document on the internet. A publisher assigns a DOI when a journal article is published and made available electronically.

Include a DOI for all electronic publications at the end of your reference, if one exists. If a DOI doesn't exist, then include the URL.

Display the DOI in either of the following formats. The active URL link is preferred to the shorter form, but either formats are acceptable for APA style:

doi:10.1037/rmh0000008

https://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.2016.59.1.1

For further information, refer to Crossref:

Journal Article Reference

Journal Article Reference

Learn how to format references for journal articles, including those published in print, online, or retrieved from research databases.

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Electronic Sources & Locator Information

Electronic Sources and Locator Information

Learn how to use the two types of electronic retrieval information found in references, digital object identifiers (DOIs) and uniform resource locators (URLs), including how to cite documents retrieved from research databases and websites.

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