Book
(Surname, year, p. page number)
Example 1 (one author): (Nygaard, 2015, p. 53)
Example 2 (two authors): (Graff & Birkenstein, 2014)
Example 3 (more than two authors): (Booth et al., 2016)
Author. (year). Title: Subtitle (edition ed.). Publisher.
Example 1 (one author):
Nygaard, L. P. (2015). Writing for scholars : A practical guide to making sense & being heard (2nd ed.). SAGE.
Example 2 (two authors):
Graff, G., & Birkenstein, C. (2014). “They say/I say” : The moves that matter in academic writing (3rd ed.). W.W. Norton.
Example 3 (more than two authors):
Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Bizup, J., Williams, J. M., & FitzGerald, W. T. (2016). The craft of research (4th ed.). University Of Chicago Press.
Enter as Book.
Fill in the fields: Author, Year, Title, Edition*, Publisher
Note: *Not when it is 1st edition.
Enter as Book.
Fill in the fields: Title, Author, Edition*, Publisher, Date
Note: *Not when it is the 1st edition.
Checklist:
Have you made sure that the book has author(s), and not editor(s)? You can check this by looking at the table of contents of the book: If the chapters have different authors, the book will usually have one or more editors. If no author names are given under the different chapters you can assume that the book has one or several authors.
Make sure to distinguish between an edition (ed.) and a print run. If a book’s content has been edited, it’s called an edition (abbreviation: ed.). If a book’s content is exactly the same, and has only been reprinted, it is called a print run. While you don’t need to include the print run in the bibliography, you must include which edition you’re using unless it’s the 1st edition.
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