The rules for books with one author, two or more authors, an organisation as author, or no author are the same as the general rules for presenting authors in reference list entries described on the Reference list page of this guide.
Rule: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.
Example: Fenton J (2016) Values in social work: reconnecting with social justice, Palgrave, London.
If the ebook has a DOI, include it in your reference. If not, include the URL preceded by a full stop. You don't need to include an accessed date for eBooks as they are published in editions. For all eBooks you don't need to include a place of publication.
Rule: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
Example: Delgado M (2020) State-sanctioned violence: advancing a social work social justice agenda, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/oso/9780190058463.001.0001
OR
Example: Poulin J and Matis S (2019) Social work practice: a competency-based approach, Springer. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/reader.action?docID=5968733
Include the edition number in the reference list entry. Abbreviate edition as ‘edn’ without a full stop. Include the year of publication of the edition you are using.
Rule for print books: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Xth edn, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.
Example: Godfrey J, Hodgson A, Tarca A, Hamilton J and Holmes S (2010) Accounting theory, 7th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Milton.
Rule for eBooks: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Xth edn, Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
If only an editor is included
Rule for print books: Editor E (ed) (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.
Example: Fleming ML and Baldwin L (eds) (2020) Health promotion in the 21st century: new approaches to achieving health for all, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest.
Rule for eBooks: Editor E (ed) (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
Rule for print books: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book (Editor E ed), Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.
Rule for eBooks: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book (Editor E ed), Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
Example: Coates J (2009) Indigenous social work around the world: towards culturally relevant education and practice (Gray M and Bird MY eds), Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781315588360
Rule for print books: 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.
Rule for eBooks: 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:number OR URL
Example: 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
Rule: 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, New York.
Rule for eBooks: Author A (Year) English title of book: subtitle of book (Translator T trans), Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
Please note: For translated works, use the original author’s name in the in-text citation.