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Print book

Reference list

Author Last name, First name. Year of Publication. Title of Book. Edition. Location of publication: Publisher.

Babbie, Earl R. 2017. The Basics of Social Research. 7th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning.

Cerexhe, Peter, and John F. Ashton. 2000. Risky Foods, Safer Choices: Avoiding Food Poisoning. Sydney: UNSW Press.

In-text

(Babbie 2017, 45)

Babbie (2017, 45) argues that...

(Cerexhe and Ashton 2000)

Cerexhe and Ashton (2000) argue that...

Notes

  • If the author's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, eg: Book Title. 2nd ed.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Edited book

Reference list

Editor Last name, First name, ed(s). Year of publication. Title of Book. Location of publication: Publisher.

King, Jim, ed. 2016.The Dynamic Interplay Between Context and the Language Learner. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

In-text

(King 2016, 88)

King (2016, 88) argues that...

Notes

  • If the editor's given name is provided, use the full name.
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions.
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, eg: Book Title. 2nd ed.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Chapter in an edited book

Reference list

Chapter Author Last name, First name. Year of Publication. "Chapter Title." In Title of Book, edited by First name Last name, page number(s). Location of Publication: Publisher's Name.

Malcolm, Lois. 2007. "Divine Commands." In The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics, edited by Gilbert Meilaender and William Werpehowski, 112-29. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

In-text

(Malcolm 2007, 115)

Malcolm (2007, 115) argues that...

Notes

  • Add page numbers for the chapter in reference list.
  • If the author's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • If the book is not the first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, eg: Book Title. 2nd ed.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Ebook

Reference list

With doi

Author Last name, First name. Year of Publication. Title of Book. Location of publication: Publisher. http://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Friel, Sharon. 2019. Climate Change and the People's Health. New York: Oxford University Press. http://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190492731.001.0001.

Without doi

Author Last name, First name. Year of Publication. Title of Book. Location of publication: Publisher. https://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Pipatti, Otto. 2019. Morality Made Visible: Edward Westermarck’s Moral and Social Theory. London: Routledge. https://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/6786caed-3083-4608-ada8-13d8795e363a/4.

Muñoz, Kristine L. 2014. Transcribing Silence Culture, Relationships, and Communication. Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press. Ebook Central.

Braun, Virginia, and Victoria Clarke. 2013. Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners. London: Sage. Kindle.

In-text

(Friel 2019, 67)

Friel (2019, 67) argues that...

(Muñoz 2014, chap.1)

Muñoz (2014, chap.1) points out that....

Notes

  • If book is from a library database with no publicly accessible URL list the name of the database e.g. EBSCOhost.
  • If no page numbers are available cite section title, chapter number, or other number if available (or omit).
  • If the editor's given name is provided, use the full name.
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions.
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, eg: Title of Book, 2nd ed.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Chapter in an edited ebook

Reference list

With doi

Chapter Author last name, First name. Year of Publication. "Chapter Title." In Title of Book, edited by First name Last name, page number(s). Location of Publication: Publisher's Name. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Assis, Tiago. 2017. "Maternal Language and Ict." In Art and Technology, edited by Luisa Menano and Patricia Fidalgo, 1-19. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-863-1.

Without doi

Chapter Author last name, First name. Year of Publication. "Chapter Title." In Title of Book, edited by First name Last name, page number(s). Location of Publication: Publisher's Name. http://xxxxxxxxxx.

Oprescu, Florin. 2016. "The Power and Subversiveness of Literature." In Art and Intercultural Dialogue, edited by Susana Goncalves and Suzanne Majhanovich. 97-112. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-94-6300-423-7.

In-text

(Assis 2017, 17-8)

Assis (2017, 17-8) argues that...

Notes

  • Add page numbers for the chapter in reference list.
  • If the author's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • If the book is not the first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, eg: Book Title. 2nd ed.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format

Encyclopedias & dictionaries

Reference list

Author last name, First name. Year of Publication. Title. edition number. Location of Publication: Name of Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxxxxxx.

Browning, W. R. F. 2010. A Dictionary of the Bible. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acref/9780199543984.001.0001.

In-text

(Browning 2010)

Browning (2010) argues...

(Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Academic ed., s.v. “Arturo Toscanini,” accessed April 6, 2016, http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/600338/Arturo-Toscanini.)

Notes

  • Well known reference works, such as major dictionaries and encylopedias (e.g. Britannica) are not cited in the Reference list. Cite them in the in-text citation only.
  • If no revision date is available include an access date
  • For an alphabetical entry use s.v. (sub verbo) which means under the word
  • If there is no listed author, start the entry from the title
  • If the reference work is online, add the doi or the url
  • If the author of the entry is different from the author of the reference work, follow the guide for Chapter in an edited book
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format