Question

How would you cite the following source according to APA guidelines?

Book title: Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary
Author: Unspecified
Edition: 10
Date of publication: 1993
City: Springfield, MA
Publisher: Merriam Webster Inc.


A. (1993). Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc.

B. Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

C. (1993). Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). Springfield: Merriam-Webster Inc.

D. Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). 1993. Springfield, MA. Merriam-Webster.

Answer 1

B.Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.

In general, APA citations follow the format of;

Contributors.(Date).Title. Publication Information.  However, when there is no contributor information, write the name of the title first, followed by the date and the rest of the bibliographic data.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (10th Ed.). (1993). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc.

Explanation:

As you can see in the image I added you need to write the author's name first, surname first and initials after a coma, then the date published in  parentesis, then the title of the source, the location of the publisher columns and the publisher's name and finally if it's an online resourse the URL from where it was retrieved is listed at the end. When there's no author the name of the organization is used.

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