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Comment

  • The instructions for book chapters apply to chapters in books by an editor, known as anthologies, where there are different authors for the chapters. If the same author has written all the chapters, you only refer to the book as a whole. Select Books in the menu to the left for more detailed instructions.
  • Printed copy or e-book?: Follow the instructions below, whether it is a printed book or an e-book. But for e-books, remember to add the URL or the name of the database where you read the book online. If it were a different format, e.g. daisy or kindle, you can write the format instead of URL.
  • Missing page number?: If page numbers are missing, you can refer to the section title or chapter. If possible, however, you should try to find a version of the book with page numbers.

The footnote

¹ Katherine S. Hunt, Jessica A. Ray, and Joanne M. Jeter, “Hereditary Risk for Cancer.” In Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention, eds. David Alberts and Lisa M. Hess (Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2014), 135. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38983-2_5.

 

Include this information in the following order:

First name Surname, "Chapter title." In Book title, ed(s). First Namn Surname Edition (Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication), page number.  

  • Chapter author(s)
  • Chapter title
  • Book title (italics)
  • Editor(s)
  • Edition (if more than the first edition)
  • Place of publication
  • Publisher
  • Year of publication (if the date is not known, write n.d. for ‘no date’)
  • Page number you are citing/refering to.
  • If it is an electronic book, include the URL.

Shortened citation

¹ Hunt, Ray and Jeter, “Hereditary Risk for Cancer.” 135

 

In the shortened footnote, include this information in the following order:

Surname, "Chapter title." page number.  

  • Chapter author(s). If more than 4 authors, use et al.
  • Chapter title, no subheading, within quotation marks.
  • Cited page number.

The reference list

Hunt, Katherine S., Jessica A. Ray, and Joanne M. Jeter. “Hereditary Risk for Cancer.” In Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention, edited by David Alberts and Lisa M. Hess, 123–150. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38983-2_5.

 

The reference list should include this information in the following order:

Surname, First name. "Chapter title." In Book title, edited by First Namn Surname, chaper page range. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. URL.  

  • Chapter author(s)
  • Chapter title
  • Book title (italics)
  • Editor(s)
  • Page range for the chapter
  • Edition (if more than the first edition)
  • Place of publication
  • Publisher
  • Year of publication (if the date is not known, write n.d. for ‘no date’)
  • If it is an electronic book, include the URL.