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Vancouver 2022

Books and chapters

Reference list

Format

Number.      Author A. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher; Year.

Example

10.     Carlson BM. Human Embryology and Developmental Biology. 5th ed. Saunders; 2014.

Tips

  • Include the edition only where there is more than one edition

Reference list

Format

Number.      Author A. Title of Book. Publisher; Year. doi:10.xxx


Number.      Author A. Title of Book. Publisher; Year. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example

11.     Ettinger S. Nutritional Pathophysiology of Obesity and its Comorbidities: A Case-Study Approach. Elsevier; 2017. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803013-4.00010-7


12.     Tanguay E, Hanratty P, Martin B. Reflective Writing for Nursing, Health and Social Work. Red Globe Press; 2020. Accessed August 30, 2022. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/detail.action?docID=6273960

Tips

  • If the ebook has a DOI, include it in your reference. No accessed date required.  If not, include the URL and accessed date.

Reference list

Rule

If a book is not yet published, use the term 'forthcoming'. The term 'in press' is no longer used.

Format

Number.      Author A. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher. Forthcoming Year.

Example

13.     Lilly LS. Braunwald's Heart Disease Review and Assessment. 12th ed. Elsevier. Forthcoming 2022.

Reference list

Format

Number.      Editor A, ed. Title of Book. Publisher; Year. doi.10.xxx OR Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example

14.     Fleming ML, Baldwin L, eds. Health Promotion in the 21st Century: New Approaches to Achieving Health for All. Routledge; 2020. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/monash/detail.action?docID=6215079

Tips

  • For more than one editor, include the term eds. (rather than ed.) after the names of the editors

One author

Format

Number.      Author A. Title of chapter. In: Editor A, ed. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher; Year:page-page. doi:.10.xxx OR Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example

15.     Gall JAM. Physical child abuse. In: Stark MM, ed. Clinical Forensic Medicine: A Physician's Guide. 3rd ed. Springer; 2020:195-238. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29462-5_5

Tips

  • If you are citing a chapter in an authored book, then you cite the entire book, whether it is a print book or an eBook.

For more details on how to create references for books (print and online), chapters, audiobooks, authored and edited books, see Chapter 3.12 of the AMA Manual of Style.

Refer to the AMA Manual of Style Chapter 3.7 for more guidance and examples related to authors.


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