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APA Referencing - William Clarke College: Dictionaries/Encyclopaedias

How to reference dictionaries/encyclopaedias

In-text reference

According to Asquith (2010)...

OR

...as it had been identified (Asquith, 2010).

 

Reference list

Surname, Initial. (Ed.). (Year). Title of dictionary. Publisher

Asquith, G. H. (Ed.). (2010). The concise dictionary of pastoral care and counselling. Abingdon Press.

In-text reference

According to Cully and Cully (1990)...

OR

...as it had been identified (Cully & Cully, 1990).

 

Reference list

Surname, Initial. (Ed.). (Year). Title of encyclopaedia. Publisher

Cully, I.V. & Cully, K.B. (Eds.). (1990). Harper's encyclopedia of religious education. Harper & Row.

With author:

In-text reference

According to Siegel (2003)...

OR

...as it had been identified (Siegel, 2003).

 

Reference list

Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of entry. In Initial. Surname. (Ed.), Title of encyclopaedia. Publisher

Siegel, H. (2003). Philosophy of education. In Encyclopaedia Britannia. Encyclopaedia Britannia.

 

 

With no author:

In-text reference

According to “Empathy” (1999)...

OR

...as it had been identified (“Empathy,” 1999).

 

Reference list

Title of entry. (Year). In Initial. Surname. (Ed.), Title of encyclopaedia. Publisher

Empathy (1999). In D.G. Benner & P. Hill, Peter (Eds), Baker encyclopedia of psychology and counselling (2nd ed.). Baker Book House.

In-text reference

According to “Differentiation” (2014)...

OR

...as it had been identified (“Differentiation,” 2014).

 

Reference list

Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of entry. In Initial. Surname. (Ed.), Title of dictionary/encyclopaedia. Url of website

OR

 Title of entry. (Year). In Initial. Surname. (Ed.), Title of dictionary/encyclopaedia. Url of website

Differentiation (2014). In S. Wallace. (Ed.), A Dictionary of education. http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199212064.001.0001/acref-9780199212064-e-274?rskey=QbomB8&result=279