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
[#]
OR
Author Surname and Author Surname [#]
OR
Author Surname et al. [#]
In-text citation example
[1]
OR
Williams and Jones [1]
OR
Smith et al. [1]
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation and capitalisation
One author:
[#] A. A. Author, Title, xth ed. City of Publisher, State (USA only), Country: Abbreviation of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx-xxx.
Two authors:
[#] A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Title, xth ed. City of Publisher, State (USA only), Country: Abbreviation of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx-xxx.
More than six authors:
[#] A. A. Author et al, Title, xth ed. City of Publisher, State (USA only), Country: Abbreviation of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx-xxx.
Reference list example
[1] A. R. Hambley, Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications, 7th ed. New York, NY, United States: Pearson, 2019.
Style notes
- If the book is part of a series with a separate series title or volume number – you can include the series name and volume number following the book title in round brackets ().
Example: Title of the Published Book (Series Title, vol. #). - Only include the information you have. For example: If it does not have an edition or publication city, you do not need to include them.
- You only need to include information regarding chapters, sections, pages if you are citing a specific part of a work.
- In text citations: If there are more than three authors, use the primary author followed by et al.
- In the reference list: If there are more than six names listed, use the primary author followed by et al.
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