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APA Citation Style Guide (6th Ed.): Book with No Author

This guide contains examples of common citation formats in APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Book with No Author

(p. 203)

General Format 
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Book title [usually shortened], Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Book title [usually shortened], Year, page number)
 
      References:
      Book title: Subtitle. (Year). Place of Publication: Publisher.
  
Example
  
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Peterson's, 1999)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Peterson's, 1999, p. 3)
 
      References:
      Peterson’s annual guide to graduate study (33rd ed.).  (1999). Princeton,
 
            NJ: Peterson’s Guides.
 
Example 2 
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Merriam-Webster's, 2005)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Merriam-Webster's, 2005, p. 3)
 
      References:
      Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Springfield,
 
            MA: Merriam-Webster.