Secondary source in a book
You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)
Format for in-text citation
In-text citation example
Freud's study (as cited in Smith, Jones & Black, 1983)…
OR
Jung (as cited in Smith, Jones & Black, 1983, pp.46–50) suggested that…
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation and capitalisation
Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of book (Edition). Place of publication: Publisher.
Reference list example
Smith, P., Jones, M., & Black, J. (1983). Introduction to psychology: A reader. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Style notes
- Use secondary sources sparingly, for instance, when the original text is not accessible.
- In the reference list, record only the secondary source. Details about edition, volume number or chapter page range are placed in parentheses directly after the title, with the period after the parentheses, e.g., (2nd ed.). or (Rev. ed.). or (Vol.26).
- In the text, name the original work, and give a citation in parentheses for your secondary source. That is, if you did not read the work cited, list the reference for the work you did access in the Reference List, but in the text, after identifying the original work, put in parentheses the phrase as cited in followed by the authors' names for your source and the publication year of their work.
- Book titles are italicised.
- If pages are being directly referenced in the text, include the page number/s in the in-text citation after the year.
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