Dictionary Entry APA Style

jdlim · September 22, 2021

I am trying to insert a dictionary entry in APA style but I can't seem to get it right. Here's what I want in the reference.

APA Style:

hacker. 2011. In Merriam-Webster.com.

Retrieved May 8, 2011, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker

But Zotero doesn't add the "Retrieved May 8, 2011". I have use both the Dictionary Entry and the Webpage entry. May I know what I am doing wrongly?

This is what it came up with
Centre. (2021). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/centre

Thanks for any help rendered.
Andrew

bwiernik · September 22, 2021

See here for how to enter a dictionary entry item to get correct citations according to the APA manual. https://www.zotero.org/groups/2205533/test_items_library/collections/MR2N872S/items/4UTRTTNN/item-details

Note that the APA manual does not require retrieval dates for items, so Zotero is correct by omitting them.

jdlim · September 27, 2021

Thanks for the clarification!

tsisti88 · 2024-04-01T19:52:45+00:00

According to the APA Style Guide, "retrieved date" is required. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/dictionary-entry-references

This updated for the 7th edition, published in 2019. With this in mind, is there any way to include the appropriate information for online dictionary citations as @jdlim indicated?

adamsmith · 2024-04-01T20:28:38+00:00

Those examples are for items without a publication date. Zotero's APA style already includes the retrieved date in that case.