How do I cite an encyclopedia entry in APA Style?
Answer
APA Style Recommends:
For entries with an author
Author Last Name, First Initial(s). (date of book). Title of entry. In Editor first initial(s) Editor Last Name (Ed.),
Title of encyclopedia. Publisher. URL
Kurian, G. T. (2011). Addams, Jane. In G. T. Kurian (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Political Science. CQ Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781608712434.
For entries without a named author
Title of entry. (date of book). Title of entry. In Editor first initial(s) Editor Last Name (Ed.), Title of encyclopedia. Publisher. URL
Kitsee, Isador. (2007). In M. Berenbaum & F. Skolnik (Eds.), Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed., Vol. 12, p. 207). Macmillan Reference USA. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2587511224/GVRL.
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