APA Reference with Page Number

Question

I want to cite a chapter from a book. So according to APA style, I should include a page number, like "pp.64".

\usepackage{apacite}
\cite{hua_2013}
\bibliographystyle{apacite}
\bibliography{ref.bib}

However, although I have included the page number in the BibTex file, the reference at the bottom of my article still doesn't have a page number.

And someone says I can add "note={pp. 64}". But the format is not correct after that because it also adds a parenthesis for me.

Below is my BibTex code:

@book{hua_2013, 
    place={Hong Kong}, 
    title={Buying Beauty: Cosmetic Surgery in China}, 
    publisher={Hong Kong University Press, HKU}, 
    author={Hua, Wen}, 
    year={2013},
    pages={64},
}

And a version with "note".

@book{hua_2013, 
    place={Hong Kong}, 
    title={Buying Beauty: Cosmetic Surgery in China}, 
    publisher={Hong Kong University Press, HKU}, 
    author={Hua, Wen}, 
    year={2013},
    note={64},
}

So what should I do to generate a correct reference with page numbers and without a parenthesis?

Answer 1

You say that you wish to cite a chapter from a book. I can think of two cases.

First, suppose that it's important to inform your readers that the relevant information is from a specific chapter in the book. In that case, you should provide the name of the chapter as well as, presumably, the chapter number. I.e., change the entry type from @book to @inbook, change the title field to booktitle, provide the name of the chapter in a new title field, and state the number of the chapter in a new field called chapter. I.e., something like this:

@inbook{hua_2013,
  author       = "Wen Hua",
  year         = 2013,
  title        = "The Commodification of the Body",
  chapter      = 5,
  booktitle    = "Buying Beauty: Cosmetic Surgery in {China}",
  publisher    = "Hong Kong University Press",
  address      = "Hong Kong",
}

Second, suppose that all you need to do is to inform your readers that you are citing something from page 64 of Hua's book. In that case, there's presumably no need to provide information about the chapter name and number. Thus, using the @book entry type is just fine. However, you will need to change the citation command from \cite{hua_2013} to \cite[p.~64]{hua_2013}.

@book{hua_2013,
  author       = "Wen Hua",
  year         = 2013,
  title        = "Buying Beauty: Cosmetic Surgery in {China}",
  publisher    = "Hong Kong University Press",
  address      = "Hong Kong",
}