Citing book chapters
Generally the elements of a book chapter are the same as for a book, except there are two titles - the title of the book, and the title of the chapter. Let's take a look at the essential information that is included in a citation for a book chapter.
Chapter Author
The author of a specific chapter within a book.
Author names are usually the first element of a citation, and are often inverted surname first and the initials of first name. Commas are generally used to separate multiple authors.
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
Date of Publication
The year the book was published.
The date of publication is often included after the author of the chapter, in round brackets "( )". If no date is given the abbreviation "n.d." is sometimes used.
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
Chapter Title
The title of a specific chapter within a book.
Some referencing styles capitalise only proper nouns and the first word of the title and sub-title. Other styles may capitalise all nouns.
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
Editor
Similar to an author, an editor may be a person or an organisation, such as government department, company or university. However, in the editor's case, they simply prepare other people's work for publications.
Editor names are often accompanied by the abbreviation "ed" within a citation.
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
Title of Book
The title of the book, including the sub-title.
The book title usually appears after the author and title of the chapter. Some referencing styles underline book titles, others italicise.
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
Pages
The specific pages within the book where the chapter appears.
Inclusive page numbers are ofthen listed using "pp" before the page numbers.
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
Place of publication
The city, and sometimes state or country, in which the book was published.
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
Publisher
The person or company taking responsibility for the issue of a book.
Generally, referencing styles require that you list the publisher's name in as brief a format as possible, omitting details such as "Co" and "Inc".
Example: Berger, P.L. (1964). Some general observations on the problem of work. In P.L. Berger (Ed.), The Human Shape of Work (pp. 234-267). New York: Macmillian.
