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Edited Book

Material type In-text reference Reference list

See Cite Them Right; 12th Edn G1.6 p. 46-7

Chapter/ sections of edited books

(Author of chapter /section, date)

CITATION ORDER

Author of the Chapter/ Section
Year of publication (in round brackets)
'Title of Chapter/ Section',
in: author/ editor of book
Title of book (In Italics)
Edition (if not first)
Place of publication: Publisher
Page reference 

Example: 

(MacDonald, 1997, p. 58)

Cite the author of article or chapter in the text Not the Editors of the Book 

MacDonald, G. (1997) 'Innovation diffusion and health education in schools', in: M. Sidell, M. Jones, L. Katz, and A. Peberdy (eds) Debates and dilemmas in promoting health. 2nd edn. London: Open University, pp. 55-88.

Note: When referring to a work with editor/s, it is normally the case that each chapter/contribution is attributed to individual author/s.

Therefore, it is the author of the chapter that you will be citing in-text. However, in the full reference, you will need to refer to the editor/s as well as the chapter author/s.

In the rare event that you may want to cite the whole of an edited book, you would simply reference it as a normal book but would replace author with editor in the in-text citation and put ed.or eds. after the editor/s name/s in the full reference.