HOW TO CITE A CHAPTER BOOK

When to cite the whole book:

When the entire book has been written by the same set of authors, and the chapters have not been
contributed by different authors, then you regard the entire book as a single source and cite the
whole book. If you use three different chapters from the same book, it still only counts as one source
- only one book.

Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2007). Introduction to academic writing. Pearson/Longman.

When to cite the individual chapters:

If the book has been edited or compiled, and each chapter has its own authors, then you cite each
chapter separately. If you use three different chapters, each chapter counts as a separate source.

Martin, A. (2006). Literacies for the digital age. In A. Martin & D. Madigan (Eds.), Digital literacies for
learning (pp. 3-25). Facet.

Information needed for a book Information needed for a chapter of an edited book

 The author(s) of the book  The author(s) of the chapter

 The date of publication of the  The date of publication of the book

book
 The title of the chapter
 The title of the book
 The editor(s) of the book
 The name of the publishers
 The title of the book
 If it is an electronic book, you
 The page numbers for the chapter (complete
will need a URL or a DOI.
range - e.g., 25-39)

 The name of the publishers

 If it is an electronic book, you will need a URL or

a DOI.

Referencing multiple chapters from same book

 If there are different authors for each chapter, you need to reference EACH chapter you use.

 If you use multiple chapters from a book with different authors for each chapter, you still
need to reference EACH chapter you use. (This is because you need to acknowledge who
wrote the work you are using, not the person who edited/compiled the book).

 If the book does not have chapters written by different authors, you only need to reference
the book.

Chapter in an edited book

Only reference a chapter if it has individual authors for each chapter in the book. Use book
examples if there are not chapter authors.

Elements of Author(s) of chapter – family name and initials, use & for multiple authors.
the reference (Year). Title of chapter. In Editor(s) – initial(s) and family name - of book (Ed. OR
Eds.), Title of book – italicised (pp. Page numbers). Publisher. DOI or Web
address (if available)

In-text reference (Rattan, 2019)

Use the chapter authors, not the editors of the book

Treat multiple authors in same format as books

Reference list Rattan, A. (2019). How lay theories (or mindsets) shape the confrontation of
prejudice. In R. K. Mallett & M. J. Monteith (Eds.), Confronting prejudice and
discrimination: The science of changing minds and behaviors (pp. 121-140).
Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814715-3.00008-4

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