APA Citation Style, 6th Edition: No Author

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• If books have no author or editor, they should be alphabetized by the first significant word of the title in your reference list.
• For in-text citation, use a shortened version of the title, or the whole title if it is short, in place of the author's last name. 
• Be consistent with your in-text citations through your entire paper.

General Format:

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

(Book title- or shortened version if applicable, year)

In-Text Citation (Direct Quote):

(Book title- or shortened version if applicable, year, page number)

References:

Book title in its entirety. (Year). Location of publication: Publisher.

Citation information has been adapted from the APA Manual (6th Edition). Please refer to page 203 of the APA Manual (6th Edition) for more information.

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