Major publishing cities...

You are required to present the name of the city for a publisher in a reference page citation for a book. The rules of how to properly document the cities on your reference page are as follows:

CITY IN USA

• If the city is in the United States of America (USA), then you only need to give the city name and official postal abbreviation.
• e.g., St. Louis, MO; Detroit, MI, etc.
• Click here for a list of official USA postal abbreviations.
  

CITIES OUTSIDE THE USA

• If the city is located outside of the USA, then you need to give the city name, province/state/territory, and country of origin.
• The province/state/territory and country of origin must be spelled in complete text - postal abbreviations are not acceptable.
  
• e.g., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Berlin, Germany [NOTE: Berlin is a state/city unto itself.], etc.

EXCEPTIONS

• There are certain cities that do not require you display the province/state/territory and country of origin - these are major publishing cities.
• Major publishing cities in the USA include:
• Baltimore
• Boston
• Chicago
• Los Angeles
• New York
• Philadelphia
• San Francisco
• Major international publishing cities include:
• Amsterdam
• Jerusalem
• London [NOTE: If it is London, Ontario, Canada, you will need to document the difference.]
  
• Milan
• Moscow
• Paris
• Rome
• Stockholm
• Tokyo
• Vienna

MORE THAN ONE CITY LISTED

• It is not stated in the APA manual, but the general rule is to use the first city listed on the title page as the publisher's city of origin.
  
• If no cities are given on the title page, but are listed on the publisher's information page, use the city that serves as the home office for the publisher.
  

The rules can be viewed in section 4.03 (p. 217) of the APA Manual.