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The following is the general format of a reference to a book chapter with one author from an edited book. Ignore the editor's element if the book is an authored book (the book author is the author for all chapters), as shown in example 2, or simply reference the whole book.
See the general rules for book chapters for more details.
... (Chapter Author's Last Name Year of Publication) ...
... (Ashman 2008) ...
... (Brower 2015) ...
Chapter Author's Last Names, First Name. Year. "Chapter Title." In Book Title: Subtitle, edition, edited by Editor's First and Last Names, inclusive Page (or chapter) numbers. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Ashman, Adrian. 2009. “Contemporary Cultures and Education.” In Education for Inclusion and Diversity, 3rd ed., edited by Adrian Ashman and John Elkins, 3-34. Frenchs Forest: Pearson Education Australia.
Brower, Kate Andersen. 2015. “Backstairs Gossip and Mischief.” In The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, 207–22. New York: Harper.
When a chapter has 2-3 authors, list them all and use and (not &) before the last author.
The following is the general format of a reference to a book chapter with 2 and 3 authors from an edited book. Omit the editor's element if the book is a single-author book (not an edited book with different chapter authors).
See the general rules for book chapters for more details.
... (Chapter Author's Last Name Year of Publication) ...
... (Juvonen and Graham 2004) ...
... (Renner, Brew, and Proctor 2013) ...
First Chapter Author's Last Names, First Name, 2nd and 3rd Chapter Authors' First Name Last Name. Year. "Chapter Title." In Book Title: Subtitle, edition, edited by Editor's First and Last Names, inclusive Page (or chapter) numbers. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Juvonen, Jaana, and Sandra Graham. 2004. “Research Based Interventions on Bullying.” In Bullying: Implications for the Classroom, edited by Cheryl E. Sanders and Gary D. Phye, 229-55. San Diego: Elsevier Academic Press.
Renner, Adam, Bridget Brew, and Crystal Proctor. 2013. “Plotting Inequality, Building Resistance.” In Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers, 2nd ed., edited by Eric Gutstein and Bob Peterson, 175-180. Milwaukee: Rethinking Schools.
When a chapter has 4 or more authors, list only the first author followed by et al. in the in-text citations; List all for up to 10 authors, or for more than 10 authors, the first 7 followed by et al. in the reference list.
The following is the general format of a reference to a book chapter with 4 or more authors from an edited book. Omit the editor's element if the book is a single-author book (i.e. not an edited book with different chapter authors).
See the general rules for book chapters for more details.
... (First Chapter Author's Last Name et al. Year of Publication) ...
... (Marsh et al. 2004) ...
First Chapter Author's Last Names, First Name, Other Chapter Authors' First Name Last Name. Year. "Chapter Title." In Book Title: Subtitle, edition, edited by Editor's First and Last Names, inclusive Page (or chapter) numbers. Place of Publication: Publisher.
Marsh, Herbert W., Roberto H. Parada, Rhonda G. Craven, and Linda Finger. 2004. “In the Looking Glass: A Reciprocal Effects Model Elucidating the Complex Nature of Bullying, Psychological Determinants, and the Central Role of Self-Concept.” In Bullying: Implications for the Classroom, edited by Cheryl E. Sanders and Gary D. Phye, 63-106. San Diego: Elsevier Academic Press.
eBook chapters follow the same formatting patterns as those of physical books, but add the DOI to the end of the citation.
The following is the general format of a reference to an ebook chapter from an edited book. Omit the editor's element if the book is a single-author book (i.e. not an edited book with different chapter authors). If no fixed page numbers are available, cite a section title or other number in the text citation, if any (or simply omit).
See the general rules for book chapters for more details.
... (Chapter Author's Last Name Year of Publication) ...
... (Lamb 2010) ...
Chapter Author's Last Names, First Name. Year. "Chapter Title." In Book Title: Subtitle, edition, edited by Editor's First and Last Names, inclusive Page (or chapter) numbers. Place of Publication: Publisher. DOI.
Lamb, Stephen. 2010. “School Dropout and Completion in Australia.” In School Dropout and Completion: International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy, edited by Stephen Lamb, Eifred Markussen, Richard Teese, John Polesel, and Nina Sandberg, 321-339. Dordrecht: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9763-7_18.
General guidelines:
eBook chapters follow the same formatting patterns as those of physical books, but add the DOI or URL or Database Name, or the media maker such as Kindle, to the end of the citation. If the eBook doesn't have a DOI, use the URL if the book is freely available on the web; use the name of the database if the book is located in a commercial database (e.g., through a library).
The following is the general format of a reference to an eBook chapter from an edited book without a DOI. Omit the editor's element if the book is a single-author book (i.e. not an edited book with different chapter authors). If no fixed page numbers are available, cite a section title or other number in the text citation, if any (or simply omit).
See the general rules for book chapters for more details.
... (Chapter Author's Last Name Year of Publication) ...
... (Martin 2014) ...
Chapter Author's Last Names, First Name. Year. "Chapter Title." In Book Title: Subtitle, edition, edited by Editor's First and Last Names, inclusive Page (or chapter) numbers. Place of Publication: Publisher. URL or Database Name.
Martin, Andrew J. 2014. “Student Motivation and Engagement: Strategies for Parents and Educators.” In Better Than OK: Helping Young People to Flourish at School and Beyond, edited by Helen Street and Neil Porter, 41-47. Chicago: Fremantle Press. ProQuest Ebook Central.
General guidelines:
The following is the general format of a reference to an entry from an electronic reference book. Omit the last element if the source is in print.
See the general rules for book chapters for more details.
... (Chapter Author's Last Name Year of Publication) ...
... (Middleton 2017) ...
Entry Author's Last Names, First Name. Year. "Entry Title." In Book Title: Subtitle, edition, edited by Editor's First and Last Names, inclusive Page numbers. Place of Publication: Publisher. DOI or URL or Database Name.
Middleton, Richard. 2017. “Lennon, John Ono (1940–1980).” In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online ed. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/31351.
Citing the introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword is similar to citing a book chapter, but add the relevant descriptive term before the book title. If the author of the introduction or other part is someone other than the main author of a book, that author comes first, and the author of the book follows the title. In a reference list entry, include the page number range for the part cited.
The following is the general format of a reference to an introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword from a book and an edited book.
See the general rules for book chapters for more details.
... (Preface Author's Last Name Year of publication) ...
... (Felstiner 2001) ...
... (Wallach 2000) ...
... (Mansfield and Winthrop 2000) ...
Preface Author's Last Names, First Name. Year. "Preface Title." Preface to Book Title: Subtitle, edition, by Author's First and Last Names, Page range of preface. Other contributors. Place of publisher: Publisher.
Felstiner, John. 2001. Preface to Selected Poems and Prose of Paul Celan, by Paul Celan, xix-xxxxvi. Translated by John Felstiner. New York: W. W. Norton.
Mansfield, Harvey, and Delba Winthrop. 2000. Introduction to Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville, xvii–lxxxvi. Translated and edited by Harvey Mansfield and Delba Winthrop. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Wallach, Rick. 2000. “Cormac McCarthy's Canon as Accidental Artifact.” Introduction to Myth, Legend, Dust: Critical Responses to Cormac McCarthy, xiv-xvi. Edited by Rich Wallach. Manchester: Manchester University Press.