An anthology is a collection of works assembled into one format. For example, essays published by different authors centered around a theme are often published in a single book. Poetry is often published in an anthology. Using writings from anthologies is a good way to find related sources for your research paper. Although citing anthologies in APA style may seem confusing at first, it’s actually very easy as you’ll follow the basic format of citing a chapter in an edited book.
One Work in a Collection
The way you cite a resource varies slightly depending on whether it is in print or on a website.
Print Format
The format for citing a print resource in your APA reference list, as would be the case when citing a chapter or entry in an anthology, is as follows:
Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.). Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher.
The corresponding in-text citation is very simple:
(Author & Author, Year)
Print Example – Reference List
Nieto, S. (2004). Racism, discrimination and the expectations of the students’ achievement. In Canestrari, A. S., & Marlowe, B. A. (Eds), Educational foundations: An anthology of critical readings (pp. 44-63). New York, NY: Sage.
Print Example – In-Text Citation
(Nieto, 2004)
Website Format
The format when citing an online resource adds the URL at the end without a period:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.). Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx
Website Example – Reference List
Outlaw, L. (1990). Toward a critical theory of “race.” In Goldberg, D. T. (Ed). Anatomy of Racism. (pp. 80-100). Retrieved from https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/anatomy-of-racism
Website Example – In-Text Citation
(Outlaw, 1990)
Whole Anthology Citation
If you are citing the anthology as a whole, follow this format:
Author, A. & Author, B. (Eds.). (Year). Title of anthology: Subtitle of anthology. Location: Publisher.
Example 1 – Whole Anthology Reference List
Joshi, S. T. (Ed.). (1999). Documents of American prejudice: An anthology of writings on race from Thomas Jefferson to David Duke. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Example 1 – In-Text Citation
(Joshi, 1999)
Example 2 – Whole Anthology Reference List
Canestrari, A. S., & Marlowe, B. A. (Eds.). (2004). Educational foundations: An anthology of critical readings. New York, NY: Sage.
Example 3 – Online Anthology
Brode, D., & Deyneka, L. (Eds.). (2012). Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars: An Anthology. [Google Books]. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=fHgKDWAZ0SIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Multi-Volume Citation
The basic volume for a multi-volume citation is as follows:
Editor, A. & Editor, C. (Eds.). (year-year). Title of book: Subtitle of book. (Vols x-x). Location: Publisher.
Example Reference List – Multi-Volume Citation
Kolachhowski, L. & Kyriakou, C. (Eds.). (2013 – 2017). Something on our minds: Anthology of multiple sclerosis writings (Vols 1-4). Scotts Valley, CA: CreateSpace.
Example – In-Text Citation
(Kolachhowski & Kyriakou, 2013 – 2017)
- Place the name of the editor(s) in place of the author element.
- Include source elements for both the essay title and the anthology title.