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Edited Books

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An edited book usually contains chapters by different authors and you would normally use the templates for Chapter of an Edited Book. Use the templates on this page only if you are referring to an edited book as a whole.

By Number of Editors

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Editor surname, Initial(s). (ed) (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher.

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(Sahoo, 2021)

Sahoo (2021) suggests that ...

Quoting

"..." (Sahoo, 2021, p. 83)

According to Sahoo (2021, p. 83) "..."

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Sahoo, U. (ed) (2021) Hybrid renewable energy systems. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Scrivener.

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Editor surname, Initial(s). and Editor surname, Initials. (eds) (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher.

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(Wright and McKeown, 2023)

Wright and McKeown (2023) suggest that...

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"..." (Wright and McKeown, 2023, p. 3)

According to Wright and McKeown (2023, p. 3) "..."

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Wright, K.M. and McKeown, M. (eds) (2023) Essentials of mental health nursing. 2nd edn. London: Sage.

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Editor surname, Initial(s)., Editor surname, Initial(s). and Editor surname, Initials. (eds) (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher.

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(Wilkinson, Dundon and Redman, 2021)

Wilkinson, Dundon and Redman (2021) suggest that...

Quoting

"..." (Wilkinson, Dundon and Redman, 2021, p. 2)

According to Wilkinson, Dundon and Redman (2021, p. 2) "..."

Reference List

Wilkinson, A., Dundon, T. and Redman, T. (eds) (2021) Contemporary human resource management. 6th edn. London: Sage.

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Editor surname, Initial(s). et al. (eds) (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if not the first). Place of publication: Publisher.

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(Shandilya et al., 2022)

Shandilya et al. (2022) suggest that...

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"..." (Shandilya et al., 2022, p. 4)

According to Shandilya et al. (2022, p. 4) "..."

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Shandilya, S.K. et al. (eds) (2022) Advances in nature-inspired cyber security and resilience. Cham: Springer.

Electronic Books

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If an ebook has all the same details as a print book, including publication information and page numbers, then the reference is no different to a print book. This will be the case for the majority of ebooks and there is no requirement to include the URL. Select the appropriate template from the options on this page.

On some e-readers or personal devices, the standard pagination may not be available, so you can use the platform location indicators in the citation if quoting - e.g. percentage in place of the page number.

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Note: Because page numbers will vary depending on the font size you set in your Kindle, you won't have to insert a page reference even if you are quoting directly.

AUTHOR'S SURNAME, First Initial(s)., Publication year. Book title. Kindle ed. Place of publication: Publisher.

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(Smith 2013)

Smith (2013) indicates that...

Quoting

"..." (Smith 2013)

According to Smith (2013), "..."

Reference List

SMITH, J., 2013. Referencing is what I like to do most. Kindle ed. London: Academic Publications.