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APA 7th Edition - University of Lincoln

Translated works

Credit the translator in a reference to a translated work.  

Provide the year the work was originally published in its original language at the end of the reference in brackets in the format (Original work published year). 

Book republished in translation

Parenthetical citation  

(Castro, 2006/2008)

Narrative citation

Castro (2006/2008) 

 

 Reference List 

 Castro, F. (2008). My life (A. Hurley, Trans.). Dover. (Original work published 2006). 

 

 Format:

Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Book title: Subtitle (Translator Initial(s). Surname, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published

     Year). 

Book in another language

Use this format if you have read a book/article etc. in another language. Put the title of the book in the language you read it in the title field and put the English translation in square brackets after the title. 

Parenthetical citation 

(Piaget, 1957) 

Narrative citation

Piaget (1957)

 

Reference list 

Piaget, J. (1957). Le jugement moral chez l'enfant [The moral judgement of the child]. Presses Universitaires de France. 

 

Format: 

Author surname(s), Initial(s). (Year). Title of work in original language [English translation of title]. Publisher. DOI (if there is one)