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Citation Guide: ICMJE - Books and Book Chapters

Citation format based on ICMJE Recommendations (formerly Uniform Requirements)

Books and Book Chapters

For additional information about citing this type of resource please see Chapter 2 and Chapter 22 of the book Citing Medicine. You can also view Books and Other Monographs from NLM Samples of Formatted References.

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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