Citing Books

Citation Models for Books

• One Author/Editor
• Two or More Authors/Editors
• Corporate Author
• No Author
• Chapter/Essay in an Edited Book
• Encyclopedia Article

Citation Styles

• APA
• MLA
• Chicago

One author/editor

APA

Krent, H.J. (2005). Presidential powers. New York: New York University Press.

MLA

Krent, Harold J. Presidential Powers. New York: New York UP, 2005.

Chicago

Krent, Harold J. Presidential Powers. New York: New York University Press, 2005.

Two or more authors/editors

APA

Caufield, S., Chambers, S.C., & Putnam, L. (Eds.). (2005). Honor, status, and law in modern Latin America. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

MLA

Caufield, Sueann, Sarah C. Chambers, and Laura Putnam, eds. Honor, Status, and Law in Modern Latin America. Durham: Duke UP, 2005.

Chicago

Caufield, Sueann, Sarah C. Chambers, and Laura Putnam, eds. Honor, Status, and Law in Modern Latin America. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2005.

Corporate author

APA

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR. Washington, DC: Author.

MLA

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR. Washington: American Psychiatric Association, 2000.

Chicago

American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000.

No author

APA

Punctuated equilibrium. World encyclopedia. (2005). Oxford University Press. Retrieved July 5, 2006, from Oxford Reference Online Premium.

MLA

"Punctuated Equilibrium." World Encyclopedia. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2003. Oxford Reference Online Premium. Hamilton College, Burke Lib. 6 Jul. 2006 <http://www.oxfordreference.com/>.

Chicago

"Punctuated Equilibrium." In World Encyclopedia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. http://www.oxfordreference.com.

Chapter/essay in an edited book

APA

Tallmadge, J. (2004). Deerslayer with a degree. In M. Allister (Ed.), Eco-man: New perspectives on masculinity and nature (pp. 17-27). Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press.

MLA

Tallmadge, John. "Deerslayer with a Degree." Eco-Man: New Perspectives on Masculinity and Nature. Ed. Mark Allister. Charlottesville: U of Virginia Press, 2004. 17-27.

Chicago

Tallmadge, John. "Deerslayer with a Degree." In Eco-Man: New Perspectives on Masculinity and Nature, edited by M. Allister, 17-27. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2004.

Encyclopedia article

APA

Maryanski, A.R. (2004). Evolution theory. In Encyclopedia of social theory. (Vol I, pp. 257-262). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

MLA

Maryanski, A.R. "Evolution Theory." Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc., 2004.

Chicago

Maryanski, A.R. "Evolution Theory." In Encyclopedia of Social Theory, vol. I, 257-262. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2004.

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(Updated: September 15, 2008)