How do I reference a chapter in an edited book?
Answer
Some books have an editor’s name on the cover and each chapter is written by a different author. When using a chapter from an edited book, include the chapter author’s name in your in-text citation.
Include both the chapter author’s name and the name of the editor in your reference.
If you use more than one chapter from the same edited book in your assignment, include each chapter as a separate reference in your reference list.
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Author of chapter (surname, first initials)
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Year of publication (in round brackets)
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Title of chapter (in single quotation marks)
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‘in’ followed by the name(s) of the editor(s) followed by (ed) for one editor or (eds) for two or more
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Title of book (in italics)
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Publisher
- First and last page numbers of the chapter
