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Book Chapters

Format Example
Chapters in eBooks

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of chapter. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, ed(s). Title of Book. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year:page-range (no space between colon and page range, eg. 2022:56-85.) -or- chapter #. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL/link to ebook source.

AMA Guide section 3.12.11

1. Canfield MW. Invasive and noninvasive airway management. In: Chang DW, White GC, Waugh JB, Restrepo RD, eds. Respiratory Critical Care. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2021:chap 4. Accessed June 8, 2022. https://www.tetondata.com/

Note: when linking to an ebook, do not use the library's link/url address, use the publisher's online link to the book information.

Chapters in print books

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of chapter. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, ed(s). Title of Book. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year:page-range (no space between colon and page range, eg. 2022:56-85.)

AMA Guide section 3.12.4

1. JeVenn AK, Galang M, Hipskind P, Bury C. Malnutrition screening and assessment. In: Mueller CM, ed. The ASPEN Adult Nutrition Support Core Curriculum. 3rd ed. American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; 2017:294-335.

Note: If there is no editor, enter author(s) as editor.

2. Brunnstrom S. Erect posture. In: Brunnstrom S, ed. Clinical Kinesiology. 2nd ed. FA Davis Company; 1966:267-286.

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given unless there are more than 6 (7 or more), in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al”). e.g., Smith TP, Brown A, McLane E, et al.
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Follow examples when using upper- and lowercase initials and italics. Do not use quotation marks for titles (e.g., "Title").
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural Healthcare: A Definitive Guide.
  • Dates: Spell out the full month name for 'Accessed' date. e.g., June, not Jun or 06. 
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.