Q. How do I cite a book in APA citation format?

The most common format for books in a reference list are:

Author, A. A. (Year). Book title. Publisher.

Author, A. A. (Year). Book title. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxx...

Author, A. A. (Year). Book title. doi:0000xxxxx

Editor, A. A. (Ed.) (Year). Book title. Publisher.

Note on capitalizing: Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle, and proper nouns.

Note on italicizing: Italicize only the book title and subtitle.

Note on publisher: The publisher location is no longer included in the reference for APA 7th edition. 

Entire Book, Print:

Wills, G. (1994). Certain trumpets: The call of leaders. Simon & Schuster.

Smith, S., Ladd, R. E., & Pasquerella, L. (2008). Ethical issues in home health care.

       Charles C. Thomas.

Langley, W. E., & Fox, V. C. (Eds.). (1998). Women's history in the United States: A documentary

       history. Praeger.

When there are eight or more authors, list the first 6 as above, insert three elipses (...), and the last author.

Jones, R., Fields, S. A., Lawrence, O., Florin, A., Herbst, K. D., Sillick, N. S., …Lloyd, B. (2009).

      Optimizing personal influence. McGraw-Hill.

If no auther is identified, start the citation with the article, chapter, or book title.

Concise human body book: An illustrated guide to its structure, function, and disorders. (2009).

       Dorling Kendersley.

Book from most academic research databases or print version: 

Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of power. Routledge. 

If the book has been assigned a digital object identifier (DOI), use it instead of URL.

Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist Therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association.

https://doi.org/10.1027/0000092-000

For more information on APA citation style see the APA Citation Guide.