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The APA explained the issuing of a new edition only eight years after the fifth edition by pointing to the increased use of online source or online access to academic journals (6th edition, p. XV). The sixth edition is accompanied by a style website as well as the APA Style Blog which answers many common questions from users. [citation needed]
The manual provides extensive examples of how to cite different types of works (e.g. books, journal articles, websites, etc.) using both citation styles. Part 3: Style [ edit ]
Additionally, the seventh edition included a website with the full text of the book. [10] Later online additions allowed for citation of e-books [11] and tweets. [12] The eighth edition's main changes from the seventh edition are "shift[ing] our focus from a prescriptive list of formats to an overarching purpose of source documentation". [8]
Citations for books typically include: name of author(s) title of book; volume when appropriate; name of publisher; place of publication; date of publication of the edition; chapter or page numbers cited, if appropriate; edition, if not the first edition; ISBN (optional) Some edited books have individually authored chapters.
The citation includes the author's name, year of publication, and page number(s) when a specific part of the source is referred to (Smith 2008, p. 1) or (Smith 2008:1). A full citation is given in the references section: Smith, John (2008). Name of Book. Name of Publisher.
The key terms and concepts of citation are as follows: Sources are where we get the information: books, journals, newspapers, websites, etc. There are various requirements regarding what sources are acceptable (e.g., see WP:RS), but aside from the requirement of publication these are outside the considerations of how sources are cited.