For Two Authors
Example:
McGill, Ivan, and John Kurt Glenn. The Action Learning Handbook: Powerful Techniques for Education. Rutledge Falmer, 2021.
Explanation:
List the first author's last name followed by their first and middle names. Place an "and" between the names. The second author is listed first name followed by the last name.
For More Than Two Authors
Example:
Nelson, Karl, et al. Fish Is for Everyone. Penguin Press, 2020.
Explanation:
If there are more than three authors, just list the first one followed by et al., which is Latin for and others. There is a period after al but not et.
Example:
Gibbs, Janet Trist. Children of Hope: Psychological Interventions, edited by John C. Cowl, Jossey-Bass, 2020.
Explanation:
After the title, place a comma and then the words edited by before the editor's name, which will be listed with the first name and then the last name including a middle name or initial if given. Put a comma after the editor's name and before the publisher.
Note:
If there is no author and only an editor, then start the citation with the editor's name followed by a comma and the word editor.
Cowl, John C., editor. Children of Hope: Psychological Interventions. Jossey-Bass, 2020.
Example:
Smith, Susan. Clinical Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills. 9th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2022.
Explanation:
Place the edition number after the book title. Follow by ed., and then the publisher.
Pollan, Michael. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation. Penguin Press, 2022.
Author: Pollan, Michael.
Last name first, then the first and middle names. End with a period.
Title & subtitle of the book: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation.
The title and subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize all important words, italicize the title, and end with a period.
Publisher: Penguin Press,
List the publisher of the book followed by a comma.
Year of Publication: 2022.
List the year of publication, which appears on the title page or the title page verso (back side of title page). End the citation with a period.
and Overwhelmed: Coping with Anxiety in College, edited by Scott Francis Smith and Diana J. Duell, Praeger, 2022,
pp. 56-67.
Author: Vye, Charles, Jr. Title & subtitle of the book chapter: "Managing Anxiety and Related Conditions: Solutions and Effective Approaches." Title & subtitle of book: Underpressure and Overwhelmed: Coping with Anxiety in College, Editors: edited by Scott Francis Smith and Diana J. Duell, Publisher: Praeger, |
Year of publication: 2022, Page numbers of chapter: pp. 56-67. |