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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 Journal , Volume 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 , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (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 , by V. Vida]. , |
| In-Text Citation Example | (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication) Example: (Bell, 2018) |
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APA Citation Guide (7th edition) : Book Reviews
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Book review from library database (no title), book review from a website (with title).
Hanging Indents:
All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Hyperlinks:
Both blue underlined (live) hyperlinks and black without underlining are both acceptable.
All hyperlinks must include https://
Do not put a period after DOIs or hyperlinks.
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 Journal , Volume Number (Issue Number), first page number-last page number. https://doi number if given
| Works Cited List Example | McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (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.
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 , by V. Vida]. , 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) |
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APA Style 7th Edition
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Hanging Indents:
All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Hyperlinks:
Both blue underlined (live) hyperlinks and black without underlining are both acceptable.
All hyperlinks must include https://
Do not put a period after DOIs or hyperlinks.
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 Journal , Volume Number (Issue Number), first page number-last page number. DOI Number if Given
| McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (1), 82-84. | |
| (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 in the APA Publication Manual.
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
| Bell, M. S. (2006, December 31). Are you my mother? [Review of the book , by V. Vida]. , https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/books/review/Bell.t.html?ref-review | |
| (Author's Last Name, Year of Publication) Example: (Bell, 2018) |
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APA 7th Edition Citation Examples
- Volume and Issue Numbers
- Page Numbers
- Undated Sources
- Citing a Source Within a Source
- In-Text Citations
- Academic Journals
- Encyclopedia Articles
- Book, Film, and Product Reviews
Format for book, film, and product reviews
Library database.
- Online Classroom Materials
- Conference Papers
- Technical + Research Reports
- Court Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Agreements
- Federal Regulations: I. The Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Regulations: II. The Federal Register
- Executive Orders
- Charter of the United Nations
- Federal Statutes
- Dissertations and Theses
- Interviews, E-mail Messages + Other Personal Communications
- Social Media
- Business Sources
- PowerPoints
- AI: ChatGPT, etc.
Author last name, first initial. (Date). Article title. [Review of the book/film/product Book/film/product title ]. Journal Title, volume (issue), page numbers. URL
- Author: List the last name, followed by the first initial (and second initial). See Authors for more information.
- Date: List the date between parentheses, followed by a period.
- Article title: Capitalize the first word of the title, subtitle, and proper nouns, followed by a period.
- Review of: Include words "Review of the [book/film/product]" before title. Italicize the title. Capitalize the first word of the title, subtitle, and proper nouns, followed by a period.
- Journal title: In italics. Capitalize all important words.
- Volume and issue number: Volume number in italics. Issue number in parentheses, no italics.
- Page number(s): If from a database, list page numbers followed by a period.
- URL: If from the free web, use a URL.
See specific examples below.
A titled book, film, or product review:
Grimes, W. (2006, December 13). Beyond Mandalay, the road to isolation and xenophobia [Review of the book The river of lost footsteps: Histories of Burma, by T. Myint-U]. New York Times , pp. E8, E10.
An untitled book, film, or product review (for example, a review covering multiple works):
Guha, M. (2006). [Review of the books Fleeting pleasures: A history of intoxicants, by M. London and Dirty: A search for answers inside America's teenage drug epidemic , by M. Maran]. Journal of Mental Health, 15 , 713-716. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713432595
Follow the correct formatting for the type of publication (e.g. a newspaper, a scholarly journal) the review is taken from, including the DOI if one is available.
Cohen, P. (2007, May 9). Love, honor, cherish, and buy [Review of the book One perfect day: The selling of the American wedding, by R. Mead]. New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/books/09bride.html
See Publication Manual , 10.7.
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APA Citation Guide (7th edition): Book Reviews
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- Book Reviews
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- Personal Communication (Interviews, Emails)
- Social Media
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- When Creating Digital Assignments
- When Information Is Missing
- Works Cited in Another Source
- Cite Indigenous Knowledge
- Paraphrasing
- Reference List & Sample Paper
- Annotated Bibliography
On This Page
Book review from library database (no title).
- Book Review From Library Database (with Title)
Hanging Indents:
All citations should be double spaced and have a hanging indent in a Reference List.
A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.
Hyperlinks:
Both blue underlined (live) hyperlinks and black without underlining are both acceptable.
All hyperlinks must include https://
Do not put a period after DOIs or hyperlinks.
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 Journal , Volume Number (Issue Number), first page number-last page number. DOI Number if Given
| Works Cited List Example | McKinley, A. (2018). [Review of the book , by D. K. Rossmo]. , (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 , by V. Vida]. , 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) |
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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.
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.
This page lists examples on how to cite book reviews. For examples of more types of reviews (films, TV shows, video games, etc.), see the APA Publication Manual, pp. 334-335.
For more information on how to cite Book Reviews in APA 7, refer to pages 334-335 in the APA Publication Manual. Book Review from a Website (with Title) Author of Review's Last Name, First Initial.
Follow the correct formatting for the type of publication (e.g. a newspaper, a scholarly journal) the review is taken from, including the DOI if one is available. Free Web Cohen, P. (2007, May 9).
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.