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APA Referencing Style: E. Article in a Reference Book

This guide will help you cite sources in APA Citation Style 6th Edition.

Article in a Reference Book

General Format 
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Author Surname [of Article], Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Author Surname [of Article], Year, page number)
 
      References (Quotation):
      Author Surname [of Article], First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Article title.
            In Editor First Initial. Second Initial. Surname (Ed.), Reference book
            title: 
Subtitle (# ed. edition, Vol. volume #, pp. page range of article)
            Place of Publication:Publisher.
  
Example
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
      (Lindgren, 1994)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Lindgren, 1994, p.468)
 
      References:
      Lindgren, H. C. (1994). Stereotyping. In Encyclopedia of psychology 
            (Vol. 3, pp.468-469). 
New York, NY: Wiley.