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APA translated book citation

To cite a translated book in a reference entry in APA style 6th edition include the following elements:

  • Author(s) of the book: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to seven authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&). For eight or more authors include the first six names followed by an ellipsis (…) and add the last author's name.
  • Year of publication: Give the year in brackets followed by a full stop.
  • Title of the book: Book titles are italicized. Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns are capitalised.
  • Translator(s) of the book: List translators by their initials and last name, followed by the abbreviation Trans..
  • Place of publication: List the city and the US state using the two-letter abbreviation. Spell out country names if outside of the UK or the USA.
  • Publisher: Give the name of the publisher but omit terms, such as Publishers, Co., and Inc. Retain the words Books and Press.
  • Year of original publication: Give the year the work was first published.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of a translated book in APA style 6th edition:

Author(s) of the book . ( Year of publication ). Title of the book ( Translator(s) of the book , Trans.). Place of publication : Publisher . (Original work published Year of original publication )

To cite a translated book in a reference entry in APA style 7th edition include the following elements:

  • Author(s) of the book: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to 20 authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&). For 21 or more authors include the first 19 names followed by an ellipsis (…) and add the last author's name.

Here is the basic format for a reference list entry of a translated book in APA style 7th edition:

Author(s) of the book . ( Year of publication ). Title of the book ( Translator(s) of the book , Trans.). Publisher . (Original work published Year of original publication )

APA reference list examples

Take a look at our reference list examples that demonstrate the APA style guidelines for a translated book citation in action:

A book translated from French to English

Saint-Exupéry, A. d . ( 1970 ). The little prince ( K. Woods, Trans. ). San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace & Co . ( Original work published 1943 )
Saint-Exupéry, A. d . ( 1970 ). The little prince ( K. Woods, Trans. ). Harcourt Brace & Co . ( Original work published 1943 )

A book translated from Spanish to English

García Márquez, G . ( 2003 ). One hundred years of solitude ( G. Rabassa, Trans. ). New York, NY : Harper . ( Original work published 1967 )
García Márquez, G . ( 2003 ). One hundred years of solitude ( G. Rabassa, Trans. ). Harper . ( Original work published 1967 )

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This citation style guide is based on the official Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association ( 6 th edition).

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For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and an example will be provided.

The following format will be used:

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References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Information on citing and several of the examples were drawn from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

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Example Book Chapter (Reprinted English Translation)

In-Text Citation:

(Piaget, 1970/1988)

In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Piaget, 1970/1988, p. 12)

Reference Book Chapter: (Reprinted English translation in a book chapter)

Piaget, J. (1988). Extracts from Piaget's theory (G. Gellerier & J. Langer, Trans.). In K. Richardson & S. Sheldon (Eds.). Cognitive development to adolescence: A reader (pp. 3-18). Erlbaum. (Reprinted from Manual of child psychology , pp. 703-732, by L. Carmichael & P.H. Mussen, Ed., 1970, Wiley).

Example Book (Non-English work provide the title in the original language and in brackets the English translation)

Kafka, F., & Höfle, P. (2012). Das Urteil und andere Erzählungen: Text und Kommentar [The verdict and other narratives: text and commentary]. Suhrkamp.

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How to Cite Translated Book in APA

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When it comes to citing translated books in APA format, there is a specific structure to follow. This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to cite translated books in APA, accompanied by a citation example for better understanding.

How to Cite Translated Book in APA

HOW TO FORMAT TRANSLATED BOOK

  • Step 1: List the Contributor – Start by listing the names of the contributors, which can be authors, or groups/organizations.
  • Step 2: Include the Publication Year – After listing the contributors, include the publication year of the translated book in parentheses.
  • Step 3: Add the Book Title – Next, provide the title of the book in italics. If the book has been translated, include the translation of the title in square brackets.
  • Step 4: Specify Edition and Volume – If applicable, include information about the edition and volume of the book in parentheses.
  • Step 5: Mention the Publisher – Include the name of the publisher of the translated book.
  • Step 6: Include the DOI – If the book has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), include it at the end of the citation. The DOI is a unique alphanumeric string that provides a permanent link to the online version of the book.

APA TRANSLATED BOOK CITATION STRUCTURE

To create a citation for a translated book in APA format, follow this structure:

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Credit the translator in a reference to a translated work.  

Provide the year the work was originally published in its original language at the end of the reference in brackets in the format (Original work published year). 

Book republished in translation

Parenthetical citation   

(Castro, 2006/2008)

Narrative citation

Castro (2006/2008) 

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 Castro, F. (2008).  My life  (A. Hurley, Trans.). Dover. (Original work published 2006). 

  Format: : 

Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year).  Book title: Subtitle  (Translator Initial(s). Surname, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published

     Year). 

Book in another language

Use this format if you have read a book/article etc. in another language. Put the title of the book in the language you read it in the title field and put the English translation in square brackets after the title. 

Parenthetical citation  

(Piaget, 1957) 

Piaget (1957)

Reference list 

Piaget, J. (1957).  Le jugement moral chez l'enfant  [The moral judgement of the child]. Presses Universitaires de France. 

Format: 

Author surname(s), Initial(s). (Year). Title of work in original language [English translation of title]. Publisher. DOI (if there is one) 

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Reference Example:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (T. Translator, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work

published YEAR) DOI (if available)

Caesar, J.,  (2019). The war for gaul : a new translation . (J. J. O'Donnell, Trans.). Princeton University

Press. (Original work published ca. 58-49 BCE) https://doi:10.2307/j.ctvc773zf

                   

Proper Bibliographic Reference Format:

  • Bibliographic references are double-spaced and indented half an inch after the first line. 
  • Use italics and "sentence-style" capitalization for book titles.
  • Place of publication is no longer included.
  • NOTE: When you cite a republished work, like the one above, in your text, it should appear with both dates: Caesar (58-49/2019)

In-Text Citations:  

Citations are placed in the context of discussion using the author’s last name and date of publication.

( Caesar 58-49/2019 )  

Alternatively, you can integrate the citation into the sentence by means of narrative.

Caesar ( 58-49/2019 ) discusses war.

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  • Often works are translated multiple times over a long period of time, which can substantially alter the meaning of the text. As a result it is important that you indicate when a work has been translated.
  • For in-text citations, the date of the original work is given first, and the date of the translation given second, for example: (Camus, 1942/2012).

Paraphrase 

            (Author, Year of Original/Year of Translation)

            OR

            Author (Year of Original/Year of Translation)

For example:

Camus begins his novel, The Outsider, by introducing the death of the protagonist’s mother (1942/2012 p. 3).

The Trial opens with the sudden and inexplicable arrest of the protagonist, Josef K. (Kafka, 1924/2010 p. 1).

Direct quote (page number/s must be included)

            (Author, Year of Original/Year of Translation, p./pp. Page number/s)

            Author (Year of Original/Year of Translation, p./pp. Page number/s)

The Outsider begins with the simple statement “my mother died today” (Camus, 1942/2012, p. 3).

“Somebody must have made a false accusation against Josef K., for he was arrested one morning without having done anything wrong” (Kafka, 1924/2010, p. 1)

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Camus, A. (2012). The Outsider (S. Smith, Trans.). Penguin Books Ltd. (Original work published 1942).

Kafka, F. (2010). The Trial (I. Parry, Trans.) Penguin Books Ltd. (Original work published 1924).

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Referencing Translated Sources (APA, MLA and Chicago)

Referencing Translated Sources (APA, MLA and Chicago)

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Poor translators. Without them, we English speakers wouldn’t be able to read sources written in other languages. But are we grateful?

Not if the reference lists we see are anything to go by, as most people forget to include translators’ names. So, whether you’re reading Nietzsche, Proust, or Sun Tzu, join us for a quick look at how to reference translated sources in APA, MLA, and Chicago referencing.

APA Referencing

When citing a work in translation in APA referencing, you will need to give both the year it was originally published and the year it was published in translation:

Freud (1899/1976) was the first to note this phenomenon.

In the reference list, meanwhile, you will need to name the translator and “Trans.” after the title of the source, along with the original date of publication in parentheses at the end of the reference. For instance:

Freud, S. (1976). The interpretation of dreams ( J. Strachey, Trans. ). Penguin. (Original work published 1899)

(N.B. We’re using bold text to highlight the translator in these examples, but you don’t have to do this in your own work!)

MLA Referencing

For translated sources in an MLA Works Cited list, you should give the name of the translator after the words “Translated by” before the publication information:

Foucault, Michel. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison . Translated by Alan Sheridan , Penguin Books, 1977.

If you are focusing specifically on the translation of a text, you can even give the translator’s name in the first position:

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Sheridan, Alan, translator. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison . By Michel Foucault, Penguin Books, 1977.

However, you should only do this if you are primarily interested in the translation. This will usually be because you’re discussing two translations of a single source or writing about translation itself.

Chicago Referencing (Author–Date)

The format for translated sources in Chicago referencing depends on the referencing style you’re using. With author–date referencing , you only name the translator in the reference list. The format here is:

Foucault, Michel. 1977. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison . Translated by Alan Sheridan. London: Penguin Books.

Chicago Referencing (Footnotes and Bibliography)

With Chicago footnote citations, you need to name the translator in the first footnote and in the bibliography. For the footnote, the format to use is as follows:

1. Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison , trans. Alan Sheridan (London: Penguin Books, 1977), 91–93.

Repeat citations use a shortened footnote , which doesn’t include the translator’s name. But the translator should be included in the bibliography at the end of the document. The information here is the same as in the first footnote, although the format is slightly different:

Foucault, Michel. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison . Translated by Alan Sheridan. London: Penguin Books, 1977.

Whichever system you’re using, though, remember to get your work checked by a professional before submitting it. This will make sure that all sources are referenced correctly!

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Note that editors' initials precede their surnames along with the word 'In'.  Anthologies, republished and translated books follow this format. Add the translator name in this format (A. Translator, Trans.). after the chapter title and add the original publication date with the phrase (Original work published YEAR) in parentheses to the end of the reference. See Section 10.3 of the APA Publication Manual for more examples.
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Callaha, C., & Cornett, S. (2015). A reluctant husband and troubled family. In S. H. Dworkin (Ed.), Casebook for counseling: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons and their families  (2nd ed., pp. 111–118). American Counseling Association.  https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119221715

Dudgeon, P., Wright, M., Paradies, Y., Garvey, D., & Walker, I. (2014). Aboriginal social, cultural and historical contexts. In P. Dudgeon, H. Milroy, & R. Walker (Eds.),  Working together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing principles and practice (2nd ed., pp. 3-24). Department of Health and Ageing. http://aboriginal.telethonkids.org.au/media/699863/Working-Together-Book.pdf

Chapters in Anthologies, Republished and Translated Books

Foucault, M. (1984). The birth of the asylum. In P. Rabinow (Ed.), The Foucault reader (pp. 141-167). Pantheon Books. (Original work published 1965)

Heidegger, M. (2008). On the essence of truth (J. Sallis, Trans.). In D. F. Krell (Ed.), Basic Writings (pp. 111-138). Harper Perennial Modern Thought. (Original work published 1961)

Parenthetical Style

This requires establishing "clear professional roles within a team is an essential element ... for maintaining professional integrity" (Dudgeon et al., 2014, p. 236).

This in turn opens up the possibility for individuals to reframe the ways they think and act in relation to mental health (Foucault, 1956/1984).

Narrative Style

Dudgeon et al. (2014) state that this requires establishing "clear professional roles within a team is an essential element ... for maintaining professional integrity" (p. 236).

Foucault (1956/1984) in turn opens up the possibility for individuals to reframe the ways they think and act in relation to mental health.

Reference Elements: Whole Books

Editor, a. a., & editor, b. b. (eds.). (copyright year). title of book in italics: subtitle (# ed.). publisher name. https://doi.org/xxxx, author, a. a. (copyright year). title of book in italics: subtitle (# ed.) (a. a. editor-translator, ed. or trans.). publisher name. https://doi.org/xxxx.

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Carroll, M., & Holloway, E. L. (Eds.). (1998). Counselling supervision in context. Sage Publications.

Atkinson, S., Fuller, S., & Painter, J. (Eds.). (2016). Wellbeing and place . Taylor & Francis.  https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315547534

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Lacan, J. (2005). Ecrits: A selection (B. Fink, Trans.). Norton & Co. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203995839

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Dreams are rather valuable psychic experiences (Freud, 1900/2010). 

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As Freud (1900/2010) clearly discuses, dreams are valuable psychic experiences. 

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Good books come in all sizes, colors, lengths, and languages! Oftentimes, popular texts are translated into many languages, connecting authors with readers who don’t share the same native tongue. For example, the French children’s book “ Le Petit Prince,” or “The Little Prince,” by Antoine Saint Exupéry has been translated into 300 languages !

Translations are great in the sense that they make work available to more readers. But how do you cite a translated work?

Believe it or not, citing a translated source isn’t all that different than citing a work in its original language. There’s just one extra step required!

Here is some of the information you will want to locate before starting to create your citation:

  • Author name(s)
  • Translator name(s)
  • Date published
  • Publisher name/organization
  • Place of publication

Below, we walk you through the process of citing a translated work in three common citation styles: MLA formatting , APA and Harvard. For each style, we’ve included a formula citation and a corresponding example for the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

Formula for citing a translated source in MLA:

If you are trying to emphasize a particular translation, use the following format:

Translator Last Name, Translator first Name, translator. Book Title. By Author First Name Last Name, Publisher, Year Published.

Clarke, Alan, translator. The Alchemist. By Paulo Coelho, HarperCollins, 1993.

If you are trying to emphasize the work, and the translation is incidental, use the following format:

Author Last Name, First Name.  Book Title . Translated by Translator First Name Last Name, Publisher, Year Published.

Coelho, Paul.  The Alchemist . Translated by Alan Clarke, HarperCollins, 1993.

Formula for citing a translated source in APA:

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year Published). Book title (Translator First Initial. Last Name, Trans.). City of Publication, State/Country: Publisher.

Coelho, P. (1993). The alchemist (A. Clarke, Trans.). New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Formula for citing a translated source in Harvard:

Author Last Name, First Initial., Year. Title of book . Translated by Translator First Initial Last Name. Place of publication: Publisher.

Coelho, P., 1993. The alchemist. Translated by A. Clarke. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

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How to Cite a Translated Book

Last Updated: October 8, 2020

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jennifer Mueller, JD . Jennifer Mueller is a wikiHow Content Creator. She specializes in reviewing, fact-checking, and evaluating wikiHow's content to ensure thoroughness and accuracy. Jennifer holds a JD from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2006. This article has been viewed 64,997 times. Learn more...

If a work was originally published in an unfamiliar language, you may only be able to read it by using a later translation. When referencing a translated book in a research paper or report, you generally need to list both the original author and the translator in your citation. The format for doing this varies depending on whether you're using the Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), or Chicago citation style.

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how to cite translated book apa in text

  • Original author example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor.
  • Translator example: Pevear, Richard and Larissa Volokhonsky, translators.

Step 2 Provide the title of the book in italics.

  • Original author example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov .
  • Translator example: Pevear, Richard and Larissa Volokhonsky, translators. The Brothers Karamazov .

Step 3 Add the name you didn't put first.

  • Original author example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov . Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky,
  • Translator example: Pevear, Richard and Larissa Volokhonsky, translators. The Brothers Karamazov . By Fyodor Dostoevsky,

Step 4 Conclude with publication information.

  • Original author example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov . Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.
  • Translator example: Pevear, Richard and Larissa Volokhonsky, translators. The Brothers Karamazov . By Fyodor Dostoevsky, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

Step 5 Use the name you put first in parenthetical citations.

  • Original author example: (Dostoevsky 112)
  • Translator example: (Pevear and Volokhonsky 112)

Step 1 Start with the name of the original author.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, F.

Step 2 Add the year of the translation's publication.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, F. (2002).

Step 3 Provide the title of the book in italics.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, F. (2002). The Brothers Karamazov

Step 4 Include the name of the translator in parentheses.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, F. (2002). The Brothers Karamazov (R. Pevear & L. Volokhonsky, Trans.).

Step 5 List publication information.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, F. (2002). The Brothers Karamazov (R. Pevear & L. Volokhonsky, Trans.). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Step 6 Put the original publication date at the end of your citation.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, F. (2002). The Brothers Karamazov (R. Pevear & L. Volokhonsky, Trans.). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. (Original work published 1879)

Step 7 Include both publication years in your parenthetical citation.

  • Example: (Dostoevsky, 1879/2002)
  • If you include a direct quote, your parenthetical citation should also include a page number. For example: (Dostoevsky, 1879/2002, p. 144)

Step 1 Start your bibliographic entry with the name of the original author.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor.

Step 2 Type the title of the book in italics.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov .

Step 3 List the translator for the edition you read.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov . Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.

Step 4 Close your citation with publication information.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov . Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

Step 5 Change the format for footnotes in text.

  • Example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor, The Brothers Karamazov , trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002), 114.

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Citing a translated book is easy in the Modern Language Association style. In the body of your essay, all you need to do is put the author’s surname and the page number of any references in parenthesis at the end of the sentence. In your works cited entry, write the author’s name, starting with their surname. Add the title of the book in italics. Then, write, “Translated by,” followed by the translator’s name. After that, write the publisher and year of publication. For example, to cite Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, you’d write, “Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.” If you’re specifically discussing translation in your essay, write the translator’s name first instead of the author’s name. For more tips, including how to cite a translated book in APA and Chicago styles, read on! Did this summary help you? Yes No

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A book citation in APA Style always includes the author’s name, the publication year, the book title, and the publisher. Use the interactive tool to see examples, or try the free APA Citation Generator to create your citations automatically.

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The in-text citation for a book includes the author’s last name, the year, and (if relevant) a page number.

In the reference list , start with the author’s last name and initials, followed by the year. The book title is written in sentence case (only capitalize the first word and any proper nouns ). Include any other contributors (e.g. editors and translators) and the edition if specified (e.g. “2nd ed.”).

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A citation of an ebook (i.e. a book accessed on an e-reader) or a book viewed online (e.g. on Google Books or in PDF form ) includes the DOI where available. If there is no DOI, link to the page where you viewed the book, or where the ebook can be purchased or accessed.

Since ebooks sometimes do not include page numbers, APA recommends using other methods of identifying a specific passage in your in-text citations—for example, a chapter or section title, or a paragraph number.

When citing a particular chapter from a book containing texts by various authors (e.g. a collection of essays), begin the citation with the author of the chapter and mention the book’s editor(s) later in the reference. A page range identifies the chapter’s location in the book.

Some books come in multiple volumes. You may want to cite the entire book if you’ve used multiple volumes, or just a single volume if that was all you used.

Citing a single volume

When citing from one volume of a multivolume book, the format varies slightly depending on whether each volume has a title or just a number.

If the volume has a specific title, this should be written as part of the title in your reference list entry.

Eliot, T. S. (2015). The poems of T. S. Eliot: Vol. 1. Collected and uncollected poems (C. Ricks & J. McCue, Eds.). Faber & Faber.

If the volume is only numbered, not titled, the volume number is not italicized and appears in parentheses after the title.

Dylan, B. (2005). Chronicles (Vol. 1) . Simon & Schuster.

Citing a multivolume book as a whole

When citing the whole book, mention the volumes in parentheses after the title. Individual volume titles are not included even if they do exist.

Eliot, T. S. (2015). The poems of T. S. Eliot (Vols. 1–2) (C. Ricks & J. McCue, Eds.). Faber & Faber.

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All the information you need to cite a book can usually be found on the title and copyright pages.

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The APA reference list entry for the book above would look like this:

Butler, C. (2002). Postmodernism: A very short introduction . Oxford University Press.

When a book’s chapters are written by different authors, you should cite the specific chapter you are referring to.

When all the chapters are written by the same author (or group of authors), you should usually cite the entire book, but some styles include exceptions to this.

  • In APA Style , single-author books should always be cited as a whole, even if you only quote or paraphrase from one chapter.
  • In MLA Style , if a single-author book is a collection of stand-alone works (e.g. short stories ), you should cite the individual work.
  • In Chicago Style , you may choose to cite a single chapter of a single-author book if you feel it is more appropriate than citing the whole book.

The abbreviation “ et al. ” (meaning “and others”) is used to shorten APA in-text citations with three or more authors . Here’s how it works:

Only include the first author’s last name, followed by “et al.”, a comma and the year of publication, for example (Taylor et al., 2018).

In the 7th edition of the APA manual, no location information is required for publishers. The 6th edition previously required you to include the city and state where the publisher was located, but this is no longer the case.

If you’re citing from an edition other than the first (e.g. a 2nd edition or revised edition), the edition appears in the reference, abbreviated in parentheses after the book’s title (e.g. 2nd ed. or Rev. ed.).

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If you translated material from the original text, consider that translation a paraphrase because the translation is no longer a quotation of the original text. For much more information, please visit How to Cite Your Own Translation in the APA Style Blog . In-text citations to text you’ve translated follow the typical approach to an in-text citation: (Author, year, p. X).

If you are working with a translated text and you’re quoting the translator’s text, use quotation marks to indicate the quoted text. If you worked with a resource that is a reprinted translation of another text, include both the original year of publication and the year of publication for the translation: (Author of original text, year of publication of the original text/year of translated text).

For example:

Foucault, M. (1995). Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison (A. Sheridan, Trans.). Vintage Books. (Original work published 1977).

  • In-text citation: (Foucault, 1977/1995)

The reference for a non-translated source in a language other than English follows the typical APA Style formatting for the source (e.g., book ), presents the original title of the work and the English translation of the title in square brackets.

Here's an example provided on page 323 of the APA Style manual of a reference to a book published in another language:

Piaget, J. (1950). La construction du réel chez l'enfant [The child’s construction of reality]. Neuchâtel, Delachaux, & Niestlé.

  • In-text citation: (Piaget, 1950)

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When writing a paper, you may need to cite an article that has been translated into English from another language. For most citation styles, you will begin the citation with the original author’s name and include the translator information later in the citation. In-text citations will typically use the original author’s name. This guide will show you how to cite a translated journal article in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.

When citing a translated article in MLA style, you will start the citation with the original author’s name, and then include the translator’s name after the title of the article. The rest of the citation will follow the typical format for citing an article in MLA style. The in-text citation should use the original author’s name.

Works cited list entry structure:

Author Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Translated by Translator First Name Last Name.  Journal/Publication Title , vol. #, no. #, publication date, page number(s).  Database Name (if applicable), URL or DOI.

Works cited list entry example:

Barriera, Darío. “Governing the Countryside: Microsocial Analysis and Institutional Construction in Late Eighteenth-Century Río De La Plata.” Translated by Monica Biberson. Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales , vol. 73, no. 1, 2018, pp. 55–80.  Cambridge Core , https://doi.org/10.1017/ahsse.2020.11.

In-text citation structure:

(Author Last Name Page Number)

In-text citation example:

(Barriera 71)

Similar to MLA style, in APA style, you will begin your citation with the author’s name, and then include the translator information in parentheses after the article title. The rest of the citation will follow the normal article format. The in-text citation should use the original author’s name.

Reference list entry structure:

Author Last Name, First Name. (Publication Year). Article title (Translator First Initial Last Name, Trans.). Journal/Publication Title , volume number (issue number), page number(s). URL or DOI

Reference list entry example:

Barriera, Darío. (2018). Governing the countryside: Microsocial analysis and institutional construction in late eighteenth-century Río De La Plata (M. Biberson, Trans.). Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales , 73 (1), 55–80. https://doi.org/10.1017/ahsse.2020.11

(Author Last Name, Publication Year)

(Barriera, 2018)

In both Chicago styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), the translator information is included after the article title in the bibliography entries and notes, and the rest of the citation will continue as normal. Author-date style in-text citations should use the original author’s name.

Notes-Bibliography Style

Bibliography entry structure: 

Author Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Translated by Translator First Name Last Name. Journal/Publication Title  volume number, no. # (Publication Year): page number(s). URL/Database or DOI.

Bibliography entry example:

Barriera, Darío. “Governing the Countryside: Microsocial Analysis and Institutional Construction in Late Eighteenth-Century Río De La Plata.” Translated by Monica Biberson. Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales 73, no. 1 (2018): 55–80. https://doi.org/10.1017/ahsse.2020.11.

Note structure:

1. Arthur First Name Last Name, “Article Title,” trans. Translator First Name Last Name, Journal/Publication Title  volume number, no. # (Publication Year): page number(s), URL/Database or DOI.

Note example:

1. Darío Barriera, “Governing the Countryside: Microsocial Analysis and Institutional Construction in Late Eighteenth-Century Río De La Plata,” trans. Monica Biberson. Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales 73, no. 1 (2018): 55–80, https://doi.org/10.1017/ahsse.2020.11.

Author-Date Style:

Bibliography entry structure:

Author Last Name, First Name. Publication Year. “Article Title.” Translated by Translator First Name Last Name. Journal/Publication Title  volume number(issue number): page number(s). URL/Database or DOI.

Barriera, Darío. 2018. “Governing the Countryside: Microsocial Analysis and Institutional Construction in Late Eighteenth-Century Río De La Plata.” Translated by Monica Biberson. Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales 73 (1): 55–80. https://doi.org/10.1017/ahsse.2020.11.

(Author Last Name Publication Year, Page Number)

(Barriera 2018, 71)

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Two types of in-text citations

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Use this format if you want to emphasise the author. Their name becomes part of your sentence.

Jones (2018) concluded that the treatment was effective in 74% of cases.

Author prominent citations are also referred to as parenthetical citations.

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Use this format if you want to emphasise the information. It cites the author’s name, typically at the end of a sentence.

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Information prominent citations are also referred to as narrative citations.

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Cite the first author followed by et al. and year

Robbins et al. (2017) note that leadership empathy and good communication are key to negotiating successful organisational change.

They may be required to work harder now there are … perform the same tasks (Robbins et al., 2017).

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When two or more authors have the same surname, add their initials to distinguish between them

P. R. Smith (1945) adopted a unique approach . . . . . . later in the text . . . This idea was first advanced by S. Smith (1935).

Research conducted by W.O. Brown and Jones (1985) was influenced by the work of S.A. Brown and Smith (1961).

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Distinguish identical multiple-author citations with the same year by adding an additional surname, followed by a comma and et al.

Instead of just Brown et al. (1998), add additional author surnames to distinguish between separate works that Brown co-authored that year:

Brown, Shimamura, et al. (1998)

Brown, Taylor, et al. (1998).

The corresponding information prominent citations would be (Brown, Shimamura, et al., 1998), and (Brown, Taylor, et al., 1998).

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Same author, two or more works

Author surname, then years separated by a commas, in chronological order.

Reimer (2017, 2018, 2019) considered this phenomenon across various studies . . .

. . . this phenomenon was considered across various studies (Reimer, 2017, 2018, 2019).

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Assign a suffix of a, b, c, d, etc. after the year, according to alphabetical listing by title in the reference list.

Stairs (1992b) examined . . . . . . later in the text . . . According to Stairs (1992a) . . .

. . . was recently considered (Stairs, 1992b) . . . . . . later in the text . . . . . . the results were inconclusive (Stairs, 1992a).

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You may want to cite works from various authors to more strongly support a particular point you are making.

List each work alphabetically by surname in alphabetical order, separated by semicolons.

. . . as proposed by various researchers (Adams et al., 2020; Green, 2019; Hall & Clark, 2021).

Green (2019), Adams et al. (2020), and Hall and Clark (2021) analysed . . .

  • In the author prominent citation there is no requirement to order the citations alphabetically

If the author is identified as 'Anonymous'

Use 'Anonymous' as the surname.

Anonymous (2019)

(Anonymous, 2019)

Unknown author

Give the first few words of the title. If the title is from an article or a chapter, use double quotation marks. If the title is from a periodical, book brochure, or report, then use italics.

. . . the worst election loss in the party's history ("This is the end," 1968).

Corporate or group author

If the organisation has a recognisable abbreviation

First listing: Organisation name [Abbreviation], Year Subsequent: Abbreviation, Year

Where the organisation abbreviation is not widely known

Use the name in full every time

Census data gives valuable insights into... (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2021).

Australia's next census will be held on 10th August 2021 (ABS, 2021).

Author quoted directly

Occasionally it may be necessary to include in your work a quotation from an author.

Always include a page number when you have to cite directly from a source.

If no page numbers are available (e.g. in a website), include a paragraph number.

Use accepted abbreviations like p. for page and para. for paragraph

Gittins (2006) suggests that "the key to understanding microeconomics is to realise that its overwhelming focus is on the role of price" (p. 18).

Weston (1988) stated "the darkest days were still ahead" (p. 45).

A patient is in pain when they tell you and "it is important to believe the patient so as to build a trusting relationship" (Phipps et al., 1983, p.45).

Personal communications

Private letters, e-mail and conversations require only an in-text citation, which includes the date of the communication (Month DD, YYYY).

Personal communications are not included in reference lists, as they are not accessible to others.

R. Smith (personal communication, January 28, 2020) . . .

. . . (R. Smith, personal communication, January 28, 2020)

Author referred to in a secondary source

The original author is cited together with the secondary author.

Only do this when the original is unavailable and only include what you have actually read.

Farrow (1968, as cited in Ward & Decan, 1988) . . .

Ward and Decan (1988) cited Farrow (1968) as finding . . .

. . . (Farrow, 1968, as cited in Ward & Decan, 1988).

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The following contains a list of the most commonly cited print book sources. E-books are described on our "Electronic Sources" page . For a complete list of how to cite print sources, please refer to the 7 th edition of the APA Publication Manual. 

Note: If available, APA 7 requires a DOI for all works that have one — whether print or digital. If a print work does not have a DOI do not include it in the reference citation.

Basic Format for Books

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle . Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

Stoneman, R. (2008). Alexander the Great: A life in legend . Yale University Press.

Edited Book, No Author

Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle . Publisher. DOI (if available)

Leitch, M. G., & Rushton, C. J. (Eds.). (2019).  A new companion to Malory . D. S. Brewer.

Edited Book with an Author or Authors

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (E. Editor, Ed.). Publisher. DOI (if available)

Malory, T. (2017). Le morte darthur (P. J. C. Field, Ed.). D. S. Brewer. (Original work published 1469-70)

A Translation

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (T. Translator, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published YEAR) DOI (if available)

Plato (1989). Symposium (A. Nehamas & P. Woodruff, Trans.). Hackett Publishing Company. (Original work published ca. 385-378 BCE)

Note : When you cite a republished work, like the one above, in your text, it should appear with both dates: Plato (385-378/1989)

Edition Other Than the First

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (# edition). Publisher. DOI (if available)

Belcher, W. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success (2nd ed.). University of Chicago Press.

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (pp. pages of chapter). Publisher. DOI (if available)

Note : When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title, use "pp." before the numbers: (pp. 1-21). This abbreviation, however, does not appear before the page numbers in periodical references. List any edition number in the same set of parentheses as the page numbers, separated by a comma: (2nd ed., pp. 66-72).

Armstrong, D. (2019). Malory and character. In M. G. Leitch & C. J. Rushton (Eds.), A new companion to Malory  (pp. 144-163). D. S. Brewer.

Multivolume Work

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle (Vol. #) . Publisher. DOI (if available)

David, A., & Simpson, J. (Eds.). (2006). The Norton anthology of English literature: The Middle Ages (8 th ed.,Vol. A). W. W. Norton and Company.

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In-text citation examples, personal communications.

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A parenthetical citation includes the last name(s) of the author(s) followed by a comma and the page number(s). The parenthetical citation can be at the end of a sentence or may be in the middle of a sentence if needed to be clear on what is being cited.

A company should always do what is right regardless of the consequences, but doing the right thing tends to result in the best outcomes (Dunn, 2016).

Because doing the right thing is always the best choice (Dunn, 2016), corporate leaders must carefully develop a strong ethical compass.

A narrative citation is used when the author’s name is part of the text. In these cases, the author’s name does not need to be repeated in the parenthetical reference.

Dunn (2016) asserts the view that though a company should do what is right regardless of the potential consequences, ethical actions often produce the best possible outcomes for all (p. 22).

For more on in-text citations of a paraphrase, see opens new window https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/paraphrasing

When quoting a source directly, page numbers are used to indicate the location of the quoted text. Though page numbers are not required for a paraphrase, it may be helpful to include page numbers to indicate the location of the paraphrased text. If the source has no page numbers, other location indicators, such as paragraph or section numbers may be used.

“Fundraising is an art and a science” (Garry, 2017, p. 99).

It is hard to predict how donors will respond to an appeal, but in time fundraisers learn to trust their intuition regarding the best approach (Garry, 2017, p. 99).

For more on citing quotations, See opens new window https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/quotations

Personal communications are sources that can not be recovered or accessed by the reader because they are not published. This includes emails, texts, conversations (in person, by phone or video conference, etc.), online chats, interviews, classroom lectures, memos, letters, etc. If the information is not available from any recoverable (published) source, it can be cited as a personal communication. Because the reader can not access the information in personal communications, they will not be included in the reference list, but cited in the text only.

In an interview, Benjamin Colby (personal communication, July 25, 2015) mentioned . . . .

A. J. Montoya (personal communication, February 4, 2020) emailed detailed financials to the research team . . . .

In a lecture on November 1, 2021, to a BUS 326 class, Dr. Dash said . . . .

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    How to cite translated works. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/citing-translated-works In this blog post, you will learn how to cite translated works. When doing so, create the reference in the language in which the translation you read was published.

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    To cite a translated book in a reference entry in APA style 7th edition include the following elements: Author (s) of the book: Give the last name and initials (e. g. Watson, J. D.) of up to 20 authors with the last name preceded by an ampersand (&).

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    The following format will be used: In-Text Citation (Paraphrase) - entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words. For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue. In-Text Citation (Quotation) - entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

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    Include the name of the translator, followed by "Trans.", in parentheses after the book's title. For in-text citations, include the publication year of the original work and the publication year of the translation. General Format In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): (Author Surname, Year Originally Published/Year of Translation)

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    Step 1: List the Authors/Contributor - Start by listing the names of the contributors, which can be authors followed by their initials, or groups/organizations. Step 2: Include the Publication Year - After listing the authors, include the publication year of the translated book in parentheses.

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    Format: : Author Surname, Initial (s). (Year). Book title: Subtitle (Translator Initial (s). Surname, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year). Book in another language Use this format if you have read a book/article etc. in another language.

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    (See section 9.38 of the APA Publication Manual, 7th ed.) Translated Works: Cite a translated work in the language in which it was published. In the reference list entry, include a credit to the translator and the original work's year of publication. (See sections 8.15 and 9.39 of the APA Publication Manual, 7th ed.)

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    Citing a Published Translation. Finally, note that citing a translation you made is different than citing a published translation someone else made. If you read a work in translation and you used a direct quotation from it in your paper, you would put quotation marks around the quoted passage just as for any other direct quotation citation.

  14. Referencing Translated Sources (APA, MLA and Chicago)

    For translated sources in an MLA Works Cited list, you should give the name of the translator after the words "Translated by" before the publication information: Foucault, Michel. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. Translated by Alan Sheridan, Penguin Books, 1977.

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    Add the translator name in this format (A. Translator, Trans.). after the chapter title and add the original publication date with the phrase (Original work published YEAR) in parentheses to the end of the reference. See Section 10.3 of the APA Publication Manual for more examples. REFERENCE LIST EXAMPLES IN TEXT EXAMPLES Chapters in Edited Books

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    Author Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Translated by Translator First Name Last Name, Publisher, Year Published. Example: Coelho, Paul. The Alchemist. Translated by Alan Clarke, HarperCollins, 1993. Formula for citing a translated source in APA: Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year Published). Book title (Translator First Initial.

  17. APA Citation Guide, 7th edition: Classical Works

    When citing very old, classical works, cite the year of the translation you used, preceded by trans., or the year of the version you used, followed by version. If you know the "original date" of the publication, you should include it in the citation. General Format In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

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    1 Start with either the author or translator. If you're using the text of the book, list the original author first. If you're studying translation skill and technique, list the translator first. Type the last name, then a comma, then the first name. Place a period after the name. Original author example: Dostoevsky, Fyodor.

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    When citing a particular chapter from a book containing texts by various authors (e.g. a collection of essays), begin the citation with the author of the chapter and mention the book's editor (s) later in the reference. A page range identifies the chapter's location in the book. Multivolume books Some books come in multiple volumes.

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    e-books are cited in the same way as print books but with the addition of a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). No edition information is required for first editions. For subsequent editions include edition information after the title in parentheses, e.g. (2nd ed.).

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    If you worked with a resource that is a reprinted translation of another text, include both the original year of publication and the year of publication for the translation: (Author of original text, year of publication of the original text/year of translated text). For example: Foucault, M. (1995).

  22. How to Cite a Translated Article in APA, MLA or Chicago

    MLA. When citing a translated article in MLA style, you will start the citation with the original author's name, and then include the translator's name after the title of the article. The rest of the citation will follow the typical format for citing an article in MLA style. The in-text citation should use the original author's name.

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    In-text citation. The APA 7th style uses in-text citations when referring to or quoting people's work. The essential elements of an in-text citation are the author surname/s and year. Two types of in-text citations 1. Author prominent format. Use this format if you want to emphasise the author. Their name becomes part of your sentence.

  24. Reference List: Books

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