| In-text citation | Reference list |
| (Author(s) Year) | Author(s) surname(s), Initial(s). (Year of publication). Title of book: subtitle if any. Edition followed by ed. (if not the first edition) Place of publication: Publisher. |
| Examples | |
| (Cameron 2021) | Cameron, S. (2021). The business student's handbook: skills for study and employment. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson. |
| (Giddens and Sutton 2021) |
Giddens, A. and Sutton, P.W. (2021). Sociology. 9th ed. Cambridge: Polity Press. |
| (Robbins et al. 2020) |
Robbins, S.P., Coulter, M.A. and De Cenzo, D.A. (2020). Fundamentals of management. 11th ed. Harlow: Pearson. |
Use when referring to a single chapter in an edited book.
| In-text citation | Reference list |
| (Chapter author’s surname Year) | Chapter author(s) surname(s), Initial(s). (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In: Book editor(s) surname(s), Initial(s)., followed by ed. or eds. Title of book: subtitle if any. Edition followed by ed. (if not the first edition) Place of publication: Publisher, page number(s) of chapter. |
| Example | |
| (Bruen 2020) | Bruen, M. (2020). River flows. In: Kelly-Quinn, M. and Reynolds, J., eds. Ireland’s rivers. Dublin: University College Dublin Press, pp.39-59. |
Use when referring to the entire book
| In-text citation | Reference list |
| (Editor Year) | Editor(s) surname(s), Initial(s)., followed by ed. or eds. (Year of publication). Title of book: subtitle if any. Edition followed by ed. (if not the first edition) Place of publication: Publisher. |
| Example | |
| (Theaker 2012) | Theaker, A., ed. (2012). The public relations handbook. Abingdon: Routledge. |
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