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Encyclopedia and Dictionary – APA Reference List

General Tips

Capitalization: Book title and chapter title – Sentence case.
State/Country: Include two-letter state code (if U.S.A) or name of country (if not U.S.A.).
If more than one city of publication is listed in the book you are citing, use the first one listed.

Encyclopedia or Dictionary – Print version

If there is no author or editor of the entry, as in the last example, place the title in the author position.

Format:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year published). Title of entry. A. A. Editor, & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of encyclopedia (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher.

Examples:

Chen, J. Q. (2003). Intelligence: Multiple intelligences. In J. Guthrie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of education (pp. 1198-1201). New York, NY: Macmillan.
Goethals, G. R., Sorenson, G. J., & Burns, J. M. (Eds.). (2004). Encyclopedia of leadership. Thousand Oaks, Ca: Sage Publications.
Moore, C. (1992). Mass Spectrometry. In Encyclopedia of chemical technology (4th ed., Vol. 15, pp. 1071-1094). New York, NY: Wiley.
VandenBos, G. R. (Ed.). (2007). APA dictionary of psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Encyclopedia or Dictionary – Electronic version

If possible use DOI over URL
If the electronic version refers to a print version, include the edition number after the title.

Format:

Author, A. A. (Year published). Title of entry. Title of encyclopedia. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxxx [OR] Retrieved from URL of publication's home page

Examples:

Etzkowitz, H., & Dziah, J. (2009). University-industry relationships. In J. B. Callicott, & R. Froderman (Eds.), Encyclopedia of environmental ethics and philosophy (Vol. 2, pp. 344-346). Retrieved from http://www.gale.cengage.com/.
Hanegraaff, W. (2005). New Age movement. In L. Jones (Ed.), Encyclopedia of religion (2nd ed., Vol. 10). Retrieved from http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/
Heuristic. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster online dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/heuristic
Masolo, D. (1997). African Sage philosophy. In Stanford encyclopedia of ehilosophy. Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/african-sage/
Psychology. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved February 20, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology
Portugal. (2007). In J. J. Arnett (Ed.), International encyclopedia of adolescence (Vol. 2, pp.795-812). New York, NY: Routlege.
Social constructionism. (2009). In J. Scott & G. Marshall (Eds.), A dictionary of sociology (3rd rev. ed.). Retrieved from Oxford Reference Online Premium database.
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