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Citation Guide: ICMJE - Books and Book Chapters

Citation format based on ICMJE Recommendations (formerly Uniform Requirements)

Books and Book Chapters

Entire Book

Author(s) or Editor(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright.

Example: Single Author

Jenkins PF. Making sense of the chest x-ray: a hands-on guide. New York: Oxford University Press; 2005

Example: Multiple Authors

Bryant PJ, Pace HA. Pharmacist's guide to evidence-based medicine for clinical decision making. Bethesda, MD: ASHP; 2008.

Part of a Book

Author(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright. Name and number/letter of part, Title of part; Location of part.

Example: Single Author

Roach M. Stiff: The curious lives of human cadavers. New York: W. W. Norton & Company; 2004. Chapter 7, Holy Cadaver: The crucifixion experiments; p. 157-166.

Example: Multiple Authors

Reed JG, Baxter PM. Library use: handbook for psychology. 3rd ed. Washington: American Psychological Association; c2003. Chapter 2, Selecting and defining the topic; p. 11-25.

Contribution to a Book

Author(s) of contribution. Title of Contribution. In: Editor(s). Title of Book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright. Pagination.

Example: Single Author

Ballard J. Theories underlying interprofessional education. In: Edwards ME., editors. Interprofessional education and medical libraries: Partnering for success. New York: Rowan & Littlefield; c2016. p. 13-35.

Example: Multiple Authors

Erin JN, Fazzi DL, Gordon RL, Isenberg SJ, Paysse EA. Vision focus: understanding the medical and functional implications of vision loss. In: Pogrund RL, Fazzi DL., editors. Early focus: working with young children who are blind or visually impaired and their families. 2nd ed. New York: AFB Press; c2002. p. 52-106.

Entire Online Book

Author(s) or Editor(s). Title [Type of medium]. Edition or version. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright [Date update/revision (if applicable); Date of citation]. Location or pagination of part. Availability

Example: Single Author

Hopkins WA. Complete math review for the pharmacy technician [Internet]. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C. : American Pharmacists Association; 2010 [Cited 2013 Oct 22]. 231 p. Available from: http://www.pharmacylibrary.com/resource/14

Example: Multiple Authors

Collins SR, Kriss JL, Davis K, Doty MM, Holmgren AL. Squeezed: why rising exposure to health care costs threatens the health and financial well-being of American families [Internet]. New York: Commonwealth Fund; 2006 Sep [cited 2013 Oct 22]. 34 p. Available from: http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/Collins_squeezedrisinghltcarecosts_953.pdf

Online Part of a Book

Author(s) or Editor(s). Title [Type of medium]. Edition or version. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright. Name and number/letter of part, Title of part; [Date update/revision (if applicable); Date of citation]; Location or pagination of part. Availability

Example: Single Author

Hopkins WA. Complete math review for the pharmacy technician [Internet]. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C. : American Pharmacists Association; 2010. Chapter 13, Medication errors and clinical challenges; [Cited 2013 Oct 22]. Available from: http://www.pharmacylibrary.com/resource/14

Multiple Authors

Higgins JP, Green S, editors. Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions [Internet]. Version 4.2.6. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.; 2006 [updated 2006 Sep]. Chapter 3, Guide to the contents of a protocol and review; [cited 2006 Nov 17]; p. 37-57. Available from: http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/handbook.pdf

Online Contribution to a Book

Author(s) of contribution. Title of Contribution. In: Editor(s). Title [Type of medium]. Edition or version. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of Publication or copyright. Name and number/letter of part, Title of part; [Date update/revision (if applicable); Date of citation]; Location or pagination of part. Availability

Example: Single Author

Scolaro KL. Colds and allergy. In: Krinsky DL, Ferreri SP, Hemstreet B, Hume AL, Newton GD, Rollins CJ, Tietze KJ. Handbook of nonprescription drugs: An interactive approach to self-care [Internet]. 19th ed. Washington, DC: American Pharmacists Association; c2018 [cited 2018 Aug 24]. Available from: https://pharmacylibrary.com/doi/book/10.21019/9781582122656

Example: Multiple Authors

Moore A, Moore J, Fowler S. Faculty development for the Net Generation. In: Oblinger DG, Oblinger JL, editors. Educating the Net Generation [Internet]. Boulder (CO): EDUCAUSE; c2005 [cited 2018 Aug 31]. [about 9 p.]. Available from: http://www.educause.edu/FacultyDevelopmentfortheNetGeneration/6071

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