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Books

  Format Example
Print books

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

1. Carlson BM. Human embryology and developmental biology. 4th ed. Elsevier/Mosby; 2009.

eBooks

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. # ed (edition). Publisher; Publication Year. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

1. Lebowitz ER. Addressing Parental Accommodation When Treating Anxiety in Children. Oxford University Press; 2029. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://academic.oup.com/book/28733
Books with organization as author

#. Organization/Institution Name. Title of Book. # ed (edition). Publisher; Year of publication.

1. American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society's Guide to Pain: Control Understanding and Managing Cancer Pain. American Cancer Society; 2004.

Books with editor(s)

#. Editor AA, Editor BB, ed(s). Title of Book. # ed (edition). Publisher; Year of publication.

1. Hester DM, Schonfeld T, eds. Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2022. 
Books with editor(s) and an author #. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. # ed (edition).Publisher; Year of publication. Editor AA, ed. 

1. Huppert LA. Pathophysiology and clinical pearls for internal medicine. McGraw Hill Medical; 2021. Dyster TG, ed. 
Books with volumes

If the titles of volumes are the same:

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. Vol #. # ed (edition). Publisher; Year of publication.

If the titles of volumes are different:

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

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

1. Flynn JM, Weinstein S. Lovell and Winter's pediatric orthopaedics. Vol 2. 8th ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2021. 

2. Brukner P, Khan K. The medicine of exercise. 5th ed.  McGraw Hill Australia; 2019. Friedman D, Blazey P, ed. Brukner & Khan's clinical sports medicine; vol 2.

 

 

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.