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Citing and referencing

Everything you need to know about referencing with links to guides and support.

Basic Format

References for books should include the following elements: author(s) or editor(s), date of publication, title and subtitle (edition if applicable), place of publication, and the name of the publisher. In case no author and no editor available, the title of the book or the chapter will take the first place in the reference. In case accessed online, add the DOI if available or retrieved from the URL at the end of the reference.

Author, A. A. or Editor(s). (year). Book title: Subtitle (xxx ed.). Publisher.

 

One Author

Isaacson, W. (2023). Elon musk. Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.


Two Authors

Marieb, E. N., & Hoehn, K. (2023). Human anatomy & physiology (Global; Twelfth ed.). Pearson.


Corporate Author, Author as Publisher

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.


Edited Book

Erford, B. T. (Ed.). (2021). Professional school counseling: A handbook of theories, programs, and practices (3rd ed.). Pearson.


Essays or Chapters in Edited Books

References to an essay or chapter in an edited book should include the following elements: essay or chapter author(s), date of publication, essay or chapter title, book editor(s), book title, essay or chapter page numbers, and the publisher.

Kolathayar, S., Mondal, A., Chian, S. C., & SpringerLink (Online service). (2021). Scenario-based analysis of climate change impacts on muzza irrigation district. In S. Kolathayar, A. Mondal & S. C. Chian (Eds.), Climate change and water security: Select proceedings of VCDRR 2021 (pp. 27–35). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5501-2 


E-Book

In case the book was accessed online, follow the basic format of referencing a book and add DOI or retrieved from URL.

Tolman, E. C. (2023). Collected papers in psychology (1st ed.). University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.8501170 

 

Spielman, R., Dumper, K., Jenkins, W., Lovett, M. D., & Open Textbook Library. (2021). Psychology (2e ed.). OpenStax. https://assets.openstax.org/oscms-prodcms/media/documents/Psychology2e_WEB.pdf