How to Cite a Review in APA Format

Readers should not confuse a "literature review" with a "review." Literature reviews provide detailed information on the latest published research on a given topic. A review is a critical essay about a single source, usually a book. Reviews can give a reader a sense of which publishing trends are occurring within a field, as well as the most recent in-depth, monograph-length research. Citing a review is relatively easier, and resembles citing a journal article.

Instructions

    • 1

      Compose your research paper as you normally would, and come to a place where you need to reference a review article.

    • 2

      Use signal wording to build context before employing a quote. Do this by mentioning the name and setting up the quote. Put the review's publication year at the end of the quote as well. Example: "Doneghan notes in his review of 'Dog Saliva: The Legacy of Pavlov' that 'The concept of stimulus and response has forever changed the study of psychology' (2010)."

    • 3

      Place the author's name before the year, if paraphrasing without using a signal. Example: "Studying stimulus and response as part of Pavlov's experiment with dogs and bells is a common part of introductory psychology (Doneghan, 2010)"

    • 4

      Find the appropriate space in your reference list. The list should be in alphabetical order, and the new placing should correspond with the first letter of the author's last name.

    • 5

      Write out your reference list citation. It should follow this order: Author, first initial. (year of publication) [Review of the book "Insert Title Here"] "Periodical Publisher." Issue Number. (Volume Number, if applicable). Page numbers.

    • 6

      A concrete example of Step 5 would look like this: Doneghan, X. (2010) [Review of the book "Dog Saliva: The Legacy of Pavlov"]. "The Journal of Fictionalized Psychology." 11(2) 43-51.

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