Subject guides: Harvard: Books and chapters

Books and chapters

General notes

If there is no edition number, leave blank.
If the book has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), be sure to include it in the format doi:10.xxx
List the authors names in the same order as they appear in the book or chapter.

In-text citation

One author

Format

(Author's surname Year)

Author's surname (Year)

Example

This was seen in an Australian study (Couch 2017)

Couch (2017) suggests that . . .

Two authors

Format

(Author 1's surname and Author 2's surname Year)

Author 1's surname and Author 2's (Year)

Example

(Poulin and Matis 2019)

Poulin and Matis (2019) suggest . . .

Tips

Go to Getting started > In-text citation to view other examples.

Books

Reference list

Format

Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:10.xxx

Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, URL

Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Xth edn, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.

Example

Delgado M (2020) State-sanctioned violence: advancing a social work social justice agenda, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oso/9780190058463.001.0001

Poulin J and Matis S (2019) Social work practice: a competency-based approach, Springer, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/reader.action?docID=5968733

Fenton J (2016) Values in social work: reconnecting with social justice, 7th edn, Palgrave, London.

Edited books

Reference list

Format

Editor E (ed) (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:10.xxx

Editor E (ed) (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, URL

Editor E (ed) (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.

Example

Delgado M (ed) (2020) State-sanctioned violence: advancing a social work social justice agenda, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oso/9780190058463.001.0001

Delgado M (ed) (2020) State-sanctioned violence: advancing a social work social justice agenda, Oxford University Press, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/reader.action?docID=5968733

Fleming ML and Baldwin L (eds) (2020) Health promotion in the 21st century: new approaches to achieving health for all, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.

Chapter in an edited book

Reference list

Format

Author A (Year) ‘Title of chapter: subtitle of chapter’, in Editor E and Editor F (eds) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:10.xxx

Author A (Year) ‘Title of chapter: subtitle of chapter’, in Editor E and Editor F (eds) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, URL

Author A (Year) ‘Title of chapter: subtitle of chapter’, in Editor E and Editor F (eds) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.

Example

Couldry N (2013) 'Why media ethics still matters', in Ward SJA (ed) Global media ethics: problems and perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, doi:10.1093/oso/9780190058463.001.0001

Couldry N (2013) 'Why media ethics still matters', in Ward SJA (ed) Global media ethics: problems and perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/detail.action?docID=1120866

Couldry N (2013) 'Why media ethics still matters', in Ward SJA (ed) Global media ethics: problems and perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, London.

Translation of a book

Reference list

Format

Author A (Year) English title of book: subtitle of book (Translator T trans), Name of Publisher, doi:10.xxx OR URL

Author A (Year) English title of book: subtitle of book (Translator T trans), Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.

Example

Flaubert G (1926) Madame Bovary (Marx Aveling E trans), Alfred A. Knopf, doi:10.4324/9781315588360

Flaubert G (1926) Madame Bovary (Marx Aveling E trans), Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

Tips

For translated works, use the original author’s name for the in-text citation.