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APA Style (7th ed.)

Online dictionary without a publication date:

Oxford University Press. (n.d.) Emotional Intelligence. Oxford English dictionary. Retrieved November 25, 2019, from https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/258346?redirectedFrom=emotional+intelligence#eid

  • "When a stable or archived version of the work is cited . . . a retrieval date is not necessary" (American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 324).
  • In-text citation: (Oxford University Press, n.d., para. 2)

Online dictionary without a stated author or date:

Emotional intelligence. (n.d.). In Oxford English dictionary. Retrieved November 25, 2019, from https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/258346?redirectedFrom=emotional+intelligence#eid

  • In-text citation: ("Emotional intelligence", n.d., para. 2)

If the dictionary entry does have a year of publication, use the following format:

Lastname, A. (year). Title of entry. Title of dictionary. Retrieved Month day, year, from URL

  • In-text citation: (Lastname, year, para. X)

If the dictionary is a specific edition, add that information to the reference after the title of the dictionary:

Lastname, A. (year). Title of entry. Title of dictionary (Xth ed.). Retrieved Month day, year, from URL

  • In-text citation:  (Lastname, year, para. X)

Reference

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000