Edited book/ Book chapter

Whole edited book

In-text citations

Paraphrasing

When citing an entire edited book, use the editor as the author. If you are only using one chapter as your source, refer to the next section, ‘Book chapter from an edited book’.

Griggs and Randall (2022) state …

There has been increased demand in the UK and the world for teaching professionals … (Griggs & Randall, 2022).

Direct quote

Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the page number(s) from the book.

"In the UK context, a plethora of training routes now exist compared to a decade ago …" (Griggs & Randall, 2022, p. 4).

Reference list

Template

Editor. (Ed.). (Year). Title: Subtitle (# ed., Vol. #). Publisher. http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Griggs, G. & Randall, V. (Eds.). (2022). (Re)surveying the landscape of primary physical education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003257783

Notes on style

  • Use the editor as the author, followed by (Ed.). If there is more than one editor, list them all as for multiple authors, followed by (Eds.).
  • If the edited book has a DOI, include this even if you consulted the print version.

A chapter from an edited collection

An edited book will generally be comprised of chapters written by a number of different authors. When citing in-text, you need to attribute the authors of the particular chapter you are referencing, not the editors of the entire work. If you are using the entire book as a source, refer to the previous section, ‘Edited book’.

In-text citations

Paraphrasing

  • Use the chapter author’s family name and the year of publication.

Brown (2001) states …

Infectious diseases are often not spoken about in some families … (Brown, 2001).

Direct quote

Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the page number from the book.

"Recent research has suggested the infectious diseases are a taboo topic in many families across the world …" (Brown, 2001, p. 83).

Reference list

Template (chapter)

Chapter Author. (Year). Chapter title. In Editor (Ed.), Book title (page numbers). Publisher. http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Brown, J. (2001). Silence, taboo and infectious disease. In A. Mills & J. Smith (Eds.), Utter silence: Voicing the unspeakable (pp. 83–91). Peter Lang.

Notes on style

  • An edited book will generally be comprised of chapters written by a number of different authors. When citing in-text, you will need to attribute the authors of the particular chapter you are referencing, NOT the editors of the entire work.
  • Give the chapter author and title (no italics). Give book title (italics) preceded by ‘In’ (no italics) and initials and surname of editor followed by ‘(Ed.),’ or ‘(Eds.)’ if multiple editors. Add page range of chapter in round brackets (no italics) after the title.
  • The editor’s given name initials are before the family name in this format. If the edited book has a DOI, include this even if you consulted the print version.

Template (chapter with edition)

Chapter Author. (Year). Chapter title. In Editor (Ed.), Book title (edition, page numbers). Publisher. http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge.

Template (chapter with edition variation)

Author. (Year). Title: Subtitle (# ed.). Publisher. ​

Example

Feo, R., Conroy, T., Alderman, J., & Kitson, A. (2017). Engaging patients and keeping them safe. In J. Crisp, C. Douglas, G. Rebeiro, & D. Waters (Eds.). Potter & Perry's fundamentals of nursing (5th Australia and New Zealand ed., pp. 30-44). Elsevier Australia.​

Template (chapter from a multi-volume edited book)

Chapter Author. (Year). Chapter title: Subtitle. In Editors (Eds.), Book title: Subtitle (# ed., Vol. #, pp. x-x). Publisher. http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx

Example

Levvett-Jones, T. (2021). Communicating. In A. Berman, G. Fransden, S. Snyder, T. Levett-Jones, A. Burston, T. Dwyer, M. Hales, N. Harvey, L. Moxham, T. Langtree, K. Reid-Searl, F. Rolf & D. Stanley (Eds.), Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of nursing: Concepts, process and practice (5th Australian ed., Vol. 2, pp. 482-512). Pearson Australia.

Notes on style

  • Include any edition and/or volume information in the same parentheses as the page range of the chapter, separated with a comma.