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Chapters in Edited Books

The following details should be provided for book chapters in a reference list:

  • Author's surname, followed by initials
  • Year of publication
  • The chapter title in italics
  • in
  • The editor/s names - first name followed by surname
  • (ed) or editor or (eds) for editors
  • The book title in italics
  • The edition followed by edn (for second editions and later)
  • The Publisher
  • Place of Publication
  • The Page Range

Chapters with One Author and One Editor
Dubber, MD 2007, 'Criminal justice process and war on crime', in Colin Sumner (ed), The Blackwell Companion to Criminology, Blackwell, Malden, MA, pp. 49-67
Note: even though this book is available in both hard copy and electronic formats (from EBL), you reference it in the same way.

Chapters with Two Authors and Two Editors
Bloustein, G & Israel, M 2003, 'Crime and the media', in A Goldsmith, M Israel & K Daly (eds) Crime and Justice: An Australian Textbook in Criminology, 2nd edn, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont, NSW, pp. 39-60

Chapters with Three Authors and Three Editors
Ransley, J, Dioso-Villa, R & Goldsmith, A 2012, 'Failures of justice', in M Marmo, W De Lint and D Palmer (eds), Crime and justice: a guide to criminology, 4th edn, Lawbooks Co., Pyrmont, N.S.W, pp. 327-357

Other examples
Hayward, K & Morrison, W 2005, 'Theoretical criminology: a starting point', in C Hale, K Hayward, A Wahidin & E Wincup (eds), Criminology, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 61-88

Note: only the author/s are included in in-text citations.

Chapters with One Author and One Editor
General: (Dubber 2007)
With a page reference: (Dubber 2007, p.52 )

Chapters with Two Authors and Two Editors
General: (Bloustein & Israel 2003)
With a page reference: (Bloustein & Israel 2003, p.43)

Chapters with Three Authors and Three Editors
General: (Ransley, Dioso-Villa & Goldsmith 2012)
With page a reference: (Ransley, Dioso-Villa & Goldsmith 2012, p.346)

Other Examples
General: (Hayward & Morrison 2005)
With a page reference: (Hayward & Morrison 2005, p.67)