Entries in a Reference Book

Always look carefully for a byline/author; this is usually at either the beginning or the end of an entry.

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of entry. In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of reference work (xth ed., Vol. xx, pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.

Hodges, W. (2006). First-order logic. In D. M. Borchert (Ed.), The encyclopedia of philosophy (2nd ed., Vol. 3, pp. 639–659). Thomson Gale.

As in-text citation:

(Hodges, 2006)

Title of entry. (Year). In A. Editor (Ed.), Title of reference work (xth ed., Vol. xx, pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.

Southeast Asia. (2003). In The new encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropedia (15th ed., Vol. 27, pp. 711–794). Encyclopaedia Britannica.

As in-text citation:

("Southeast Asia," 2003)

Source: Publication Manual, 10.3 (examples 47-48)

Using Mendeley? (or another reference management tool)

For a correct APA 7^th reference, check the following:

- Reference Type is “Encylopedia Article”

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