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Book Chapters

  Format Example
 Chapter in eBooks

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of book [Internet]. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Year of publication. Chapter number, Chapter title; Year of citation [cited YYYY MON DD]. Page range or other unit of extent of chapter. Available from: URL

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 22, section B, 3

If the chapter in eBooks has an editor: 

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of chapter. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, editor(s). Title of book [Internet] . Edition. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Year of publication. Page range or other unit of extent of chapter. Available from: URL 

1. Lebowitz ER. Addressing parental accommodation when treating anxiety in children [Internet]. New York: Oxford University Press; 2019. Chapter 9, Obstacles to addressing accommodation; [cited 2020 Oct 1]. p. 57-80. Available from: https://academic.oup.com/book/28733

2. Chimes GP, Visco CJ. Carpal tunnel syndrome. In: Visco CJ, editor. McLean course in electrodiagnostic medicine [Internet]. New York: Demos Medical Publishing; 2010. p. 111-118. Available from:  https://web.p.ebscohost.com/McLeancourseinelectrodiagnosticmedicine

 
Chapter in print books

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Year of publication. Chapter number, Chapter title; Page range.

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 2, section C

If the chapter in the print book has an editor: 

#. Author AA, Author BB. Title of chapter. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, editors. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Year of publication. Page range. 

NLM Citing Medicine chapter 2, section D, part 2

1. Webb P, Bain C, Page A. Essential epidemiology: an introduction for students and health professionals. 3rd edition. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press; 2016. Chapter 4, Healthy research: study designs for public health; p. 104-138.

2. Ham RJ, Philips DS. Principles of primary care of older adults. In: Potter JF, Flaherty E, editors. Ham's primary care geriatrics: a case based approach. 6th ed. London: Elsevier/Saunders; 2013. p. 5-20.

 

 

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. See Reference List General Rules for the use of "et al."
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title, proper nouns, proper adjectives, acronyms, and initialisms. Do not use quotation marks or italics for titles.
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural healthcare: a definitive guide.
  • Dates: Whenever possible use the date format [YYYY Mon DD].
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.