Style notes for Books
Style notes for books & book chapters
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Authors
Number of authors Example 0 Leave blank 1 Doherty P 2-6 Lo Bianco J, Slaughter Y. 6+ Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, et al No author
- Leave author blank.
- Don't use Anonymous unless the author is specifically credited as Anonymous
Nobel lectures in physiology or medicine 1922-1941. World Scientific 1999.
1 author
- Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
- No punctuation in between surname and initials.
Doherty P. An insider's plague year. Melbourne University Press; 2021.
2–6 authors
- Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
- No punctuation in between surname and initials.
- Use a comma to separate authors.
Lo Bianco J, Slaughter Y. Second languages and Australian schooling. Australian Education Review. ACER Press; 2009.
6+ authors
- Use initials for all of the given names of the author.
- No punctuation in between surname and initials.
- After 3 authors use et al
Lacy-Nichols J, Nandi S, Mialon M, et al. Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations. Lancet. 2023;401(10383):1214-1228. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00012-0
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Missing elements of a reference
Missing element Use Year of publication date unknown Publisher Publisher unknown Author leave blank - Do not use Anonymous for no author. This is only used if the author is specifically credited as Anonymous
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Book chapters in an authored book
For book chapters in authored book (rather than a book with editors and different authors for book chapters) refer to whole book.
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Edition
Include edition number if it's not the first edition.
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Books not yet published
Use 'Forthcoming' after publisher. 'In press' is no longer used.