Book with One Author and Note for Multiple Authors (Print)
Basic Format:
Last name, First and Middle Initials (Year of Publication). Title of book. Publisher.
Example:
Hurston, Z. N. (2006). Their eyes were watching God. Modern Classics.
Parenthetical (In-text) citation: (Hurston, 2006) or Narrative citation: Hurston (2006)
Note: For books with more than one author, provide surnames and initials for up to and including 20 authors (see page 1 for more information).
Chapter in a Book with Unique Authors for Each Chapter (print)
Basic Format:
Last name, First and Middle Initials (Year of Publication). Title of article in book. In First and Middle
Initials of Editors (Eds.), Title of book (edition., page(s)). Publisher.
Example:
McGuigan, F. J., & Lehrer, P. M. (2007). Progressive relaxation: origins, principles, and clinical applications. In
P. M. Lehrer, R. L. Woolfolk, & W. E. Sime (Eds.), Principles and practice of stress management (3rd ed.,
pp. 57–87). Guilford Press.
Parenthetical (In-text) citation: (McGuigan & Lehrer, 2007) or Narrative citation: McGuigan & Lehrer (2017)
Use the template below to construct references for books and reference works.
Author or Editor |
Date |
Title |
Publisher |
Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. |
(2020). |
Title of book |
Publisher Name. |
Name of Group |
(2020). |
Title of book (2nd ed., Vol. 4). |
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Editor, E.E. (Ed.). |
(2020). |
Title of book [Audiobook]. *only note audiobook if you are referencing audio that is unique from the text such as narration or interview from the audiobook. |
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Editor, E.E., & Editor, F.F. (Eds.) |
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Title of book (J.M. Jones, Ed.). |
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Title of book (R. Translator, Trans.; F. Narrator, Narr.). |
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Basic Format:
Last name, First initial (Year of Publication). In First initial and Last name of Editor (Ed.), Title of
book (edition.,page(s)). Publisher.
Example:
Boersen, T. (2014). Work. In D. Rowe (Ed.), Achieving sustainability: visions, principles, and practices (Vol. 2,
pp. 791-798). Macmillan Reference USA.
Parenthetical citation: (Boersen, 2014) or Narrative citation: Boersen (2014)
Note: If the book edition is available, include it before the volume: 3 rd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 212-225. If the DOI (digital object identifier) is available, include it at the end of the publisher information: https://doi.org/