APA Referencing Guidelines and Practices

This video tutorial explains how to reference a chapter from an edited book in APA format. It defines an edited book as a collection of chapters by different authors, compiled by editors. The tutorial outlines the necessary information for citation, including chapter author, editor's name, publication year, chapter title, book title, publication city, and publisher. It provides a format for the reference list and an example citation, emphasizing the importance of indenting subsequent lines. The video concludes with a link to additional APA referencing resources.

What is the main focus of this video tutorial?

• How to publish a book

• How to edit a book

• How to reference a chapter in an edited book using APA format

• How to write a book

What is an edited book?

• A collection of chapters written by different authors

• A collection of articles

• A book with multiple editions

• A book written by a single author

Who brings the chapters together in an edited book?

• The author

• The publisher

• The reader

• The editor(s)

Which of the following is NOT needed to cite a chapter from an edited book?

• Year of publication

• ISBN number

• Editor’s name

• Chapter author's name

Where can you typically find the information needed for citation in an edited book?

• In the index

• In the glossary

• On the cover and the first few pages

• On the back cover

What should be italicized in the reference list entry?

• Author's name

• Title of the chapter

• Title of the book

• Editor's name

How should the editor's name be formatted in the reference list?

• Surname, Initial

• Initial, Surname

• Initial, Surname (Ed.)

• Surname, Initial (Ed.)

What punctuation follows the year of publication in the reference list?

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Colon

• Full stop

What should you do if there is more than one editor?

• Write 'Ed.' followed by a comma

• Write 'Eds.' followed by a comma

• List only the first editor

• Ignore the additional editors

What should be included in brackets after the title of the book?

• Name of publisher

• City of publication

• Year of publication

• Page numbers of the chapter