Edited 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

[3]

Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation and capitalisation

Chapter in an Edited Book:

[#]  A. A. Author, “Title of chapter in the book,” in Title of Published Book, A. Editor, Ed., City of Publisher, State (only U.S.), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx–xxx.

Edited book as a whole:

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[#] A. A. Editor, Ed. Title of Published Book. City of Publisher, State (U.S. only), Country: Abbrev. of Publisher, year.

Reference list example

Chapter in an Edited Book:

[3] C.S.Vazquez,"Do pipeline engineers want to pollute the environment?" in Women in Mechanical Engineering, Energy and the Environment, M. Bailey and L. Shackelford, Eds., Switzerland: Springer Cham, 2022, ch. 13, pp. 195-207.

Edited book as a whole:

[4] M. G. Steward and D. V. Rosowsky, Eds., Engineering for Extremes, Decision Making in an Uncertain World. Switzerland: Springer Cham, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85018-0

Style notes

  • Use abbreviation Ed. for a single editor.
  • Use abbrevation Eds. when the book has multiple editors.

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