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Books

  Format Example
Books with authors

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year.

AMA Guide section 3.12.2

1. Urden LD, Stacey KM, Lough ME. Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management. 9th ed. Elsevier; 2022.
Books with editors

#. Editor AA, Editor BB, ed(s). Title of Book. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year.

AMA Guide section 3.12.2

1. Richardson B, ed. Pediatric Primary Care: Practice Guidelines for Nurses. 4th ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2020.

2. Zammitt N, O'Brien A, eds. Essentials of Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine. 6th ed. Elsevier; 2018.
Books with organization as author

#. Organization/Institution Name. Title of Book. Edition ("# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year.

AMA Guide section 3.12.2

1. World Health Organization (WHO). Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children: Guidelines for the Management of Common Childhood Illnesses. 2nd ed. World Health Organization; 2013.
eBooks

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. Edition ("# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL/link to ebook

AMA Guide section 3.12.2

1. Randell R, Alvarado N, Elshehaly M, et al. Design and Evaluation of an Interactive Quality Dashboard for National Clinical Audit Data: A Realist Evaluation. National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2022. Accessed June 6, 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK580791/
Books with volumes

If the titles of volumes are the same:

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. Vol #. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year.

If the titles of volumes are different:

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. Edition (as "# ed."). Publisher; Publication Year. Editor AA, ed. Name of publication series; vol #.

Note: if the volume # is part of the title, use the standard book format above.

AMA Guide section 3.12.6

1. John Howard Society of Canada. Perspectives on Canadian Drug Policy. Vol 2. John Howard Society of Canada; 2004.

2. Christiansen H, Christiansen NM, eds. Progressive Neuroblastoma: Innovation and Novel Therapeutic Strategies. Karger; 2015. Kiess W, ed. Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine; vol 20.

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.