Author(s) family name, initial(s) Year of publication, Title, Publisher, Place of publication.
For books with multiple authors, edited books, and chapters in books see Examples below.
Material Type |
In-text Citation |
Reference |
See Cite Them Right; 12th Edn G1.1 p. 43 Book citation order: |
(Author, Date) |
Citation Order Author (If editor; use abbreviation ed after name) |
Book: One Author |
(Buckroyd, 1996, p.35) or ...According to Buckroyd (1996, p.35)
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Buckroyd, J. (1996) Eating your heart out: understanding and overcoming eating disorders. 2nd edn. London: Vermilion. NB: Minimal capitalization for Book titles: Only capitalize the first letter of the first title word and any names or place-names in title.
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Book: with two or three authors |
(Bretag, Crossman and Bordia, 2010, p. 407) |
Bretag, T., Crossman, J. and Bordia, S. (2010) Communication skills. Sydney: McGraw-Hill. Note:Cite authors in the order given in the source |
Book: Four authors or more | (Doherty et al., 2020) |
Doherty et al (2022) The psychology of being. NewYork: Penguin Or, if your institution requires referencing of all named authors: Doherty, J., Simons, R., Molley, A. and Maher, E. (2022) The psychology of being. NewYork: Penguin |
Book:No Author |
(Black’s Medical Dictionary, 1992) or It is stated in Black's Medical Dictionary (1992) Note: Cite the title as the author |
Black’s Medical Dictionary (1992) 37th edn. London: A&C Black. |
Book Series | (Dooley, 2020) |
Dooley, R. (2020). Academic writing in science. 3rd ed. |