LibGuides: Wintec's APA Referencing Guides: Books

How do I cite a book that has been reprinted?

In cases where a book has one copyright date and has been reprinted since, refer to the original copyright date as the material has not changed.

Claudia Orange’s The story of a treaty was originally published in 1989, and has been reprinted numerous times since (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005). The material has not changed, so you would use the original copyright date as below:

Orange, C. (1989). The story of a treaty. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books.

Note: If the book says it has been revised or updated, it is a new edition and you must use the date it was revised or updated. You should also include the information in the edition statement; for example (Rev. ed.).

How do I cite an introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword in a book?

These are portions of a book that are separate to the main chapters, and are often written by someone different from the main author(s) of the book, as in the examples below.

Preface, etc. from an edited book

Reference list

Smith, A. (2012). Foreword. In D. Gordon-Burns, A. Gunn, K. Purdue, & N. Surtees (Eds.), Te aoturoa tataki: Inclusive early childhood education: Perspectives on inclusion, social justice and equity from Aotearoa New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.

In-text citation

The Te Whariki programme for early childhood education “provides a strong foundation to foster inclusive practices” (Smith, 2012, p. vi), which benefits …

Preface, etc. from a book with author(s)

Reference list

Baldock, H. (1999). Introduction. In P. Smith, & L. Callan, Our people, our century. Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder Moa Beckett.

In-text citation

In the past, “many attempts have been made to integrate television series and books” (Baldock, 1999, p. 12) with varying levels of success…

If the introduction/preface/foreword is written by the same person who wrote the rest of the book, reference it exactly as you would any other part of the book, e.g.

Preface, etc. from a book with author(s)

Reference list

Klickstein, G. (2009). The musician’s way: A guide to practice, performance, and wellness. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

In-text citation

These are the “fundamental skills that bring about musical excellence” (Klickstein, 2009, p. v).

How do I reference and create appendices?

An appendix contains detailed, supporting information that would distract the reader and clutter the text if it were included in the body of the essay. Appendices contain material such as long lists, detailed descriptions, detailed statistics, transcripts of interviews, specification or data sheets and demographic data. Appendices appear at the end of the paper, after the reference list and figures and tables (if used).

If there is only one appendix, it is called Appendix. If there are several appendices, they are referred to as Appendix A, Appendix B, and so on. The first appendix referred to in your text will be named Appendix A, the second Appendix B, etc.
Each Appendix should begin on a separate page, deal with a different topic, and have a title reflecting the content.
The page numbering continues on from the last page of the text.

Formatting:

In the centre of the top of the page write the label, e.g. Appendix A. Underneath, also centred, is the title, followed by the text of the appendix - see example below. Note: The APA manual suggests paragraph 2 and all subsequent paragraphs should be indented, as this is the United States way. In New Zealand we tend not to indent paragraphs, but write in block style. Check with your tutor as to which style you should use.

Appendix A

Lesson plan example

Objective: This lesson is intended to stimulate the students' interest and comprehension in reading by using a ghost story.

Warm-up: Students work in pairs. They are shown a picture of Berkley Square, a haunted place in the story. Students are given paper, and read it: The horror of Berkley Square. Underneath they write their ideas about what they think the story will be about.

After 10 minutes they are asked to read out their predictions. Any words that are related to the picture are written up on the board ...

In text citation:

Refer to the Appendix at the appropriate place in text, e.g.

Demographic data shows that a large proportion of people re-offend within the first five years of being released from prison (see Appendix A)…

In text citation:
You are allowed to state what kind of information the Appendix contains, if it provides clarification, e.g.

In addition to the limitations of email, Cummings et al (2002) reviewed studies that focuses on international bank employees and college students (see Appendix B for demographic information)...

If you refer to another author’s Appendix in your essay, it is also included in your reference list as follows:

Reference list:

Parker, A.. (2011). Appendix A of Teaching in the Islands. Auckland, New Zealand: Reed.

In text citation:

The number of children attending school varies from island to island (Parker, 2011, p. 64).