Citing Book Chapters

Elements of the citation

Name/s of author/s, editor/s – surname and initials. Title of chapter . In: Editor(s), Title of book [online] – if electronic , Edition - ed , Place of publication, Publisher , Year of Publication. Page numbers.

 


Example citations

Book Chapter

Porter RJ, Meldrum BS. Antiepileptic drugs. In: Katzung BG, editor. Basic and clinical pharmacology. 6th ed. Norwalk (CN): Appleton and Lange; 1995. p. 361-80.

Electronic Book Chapter

McMahon PJ, Kaplan LD. Chapter 4. Sports Medicine In: Skinner HB, editor. Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics [online]. 4th ed. New York Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division; 2006.[cited 2007 Oct 23]. Available from: STATref.

 

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*This guide is based on the Gatton Harvard format.