I am having trouble citing this in APA format: A Child Becomes Strong – Journeying Through Each Stage of the Life Cycle
I cannot paste the URL at the moment because it is not allowing me but if you search this up in google, you will be directed to the book that I want to site. It also comes up in PDF.
Could you please help me?!
Of course, I'd be happy to help you cite the book in APA format. Here is how you can do it:
1. Start with the author's last name followed by a comma and initials for the first and middle names (if available). If there are multiple authors, list them in the same way, separating each author's name with a comma and an ampersand (&) before the last author's name. For example:
Smith, J. L., & Johnson, A. B.
2. Next, include the year of publication in parentheses. For example:
(2021)
3. Provide the title of the book in sentence case (capitalize only the first word of the title and any proper nouns), followed by a period. Italicize the book title. For example:
A Child Becomes Strong – Journeying Through Each Stage of the Life Cycle.
4. Including the location and name of the publisher is optional, but if available, provide that information after the book title. For example:
A Child Becomes Strong – Journeying Through Each Stage of the Life Cycle. New York, NY: Random House Publishing.
5. Finally, if you accessed the book online, include the URL or DOI (Digital Object Identifier) at the end of the citation. However, since you mentioned that you cannot provide the URL at the moment, you can skip this step for now. But remember to include the URL or DOI when you have access to it.
Your final APA citation would look something like this (with a placeholder for the missing URL/DOI):
Smith, J. L., & Johnson, A. B. (2021). A Child Becomes Strong – Journeying Through Each Stage of the Life Cycle. New York, NY: Random House Publishing. [URL/DOI]
Remember to double-check the capitalization, punctuation, and formatting in your actual citation to ensure accuracy.