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Citing and referencing at Austin

Examples and tips for Austin Health policy documents
Books

Notes

The information below applies to both print books and ebooks. 

For edited books, use the editor's name in place of the author.

If there are more than three authors or editors, include only the first three followed by "et al" (note - this is not strictly aligned with APA or Vancouver guidelines, but is a tweak we've made to keep our documents concise).

APA

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of book (Edition.). Publisher.

APA example

Penman, I. D., Ralston, S., Strachan, M. W. J., & Hobson, R. P. (2023). Davidson’s principles and practice of medicine (24th ed.). Elsevier.

Vancouver

Author AA, Author BB. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher; Year.
Vancouver example Penman ID, Ralston S, Strachan MWJ, Hobson RP, eds. Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine. 24th ed. Elsevier; 2023.

 

 

Book chapters

Notes

The information below applies to both print books and ebooks. 

For edited books, use the editor's name in place of the author.

If there are more than three authors or editors, include only the first three followed by "et al" (note - this is not strictly aligned with APA or Vancouver guidelines, but is a tweak we've made to keep our documents concise).

APA

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (Xth ed., pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.

APA example

Bartal, F.B., Costantine, M., & Sibai, B. (2024). Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. In Landon MB, Galan HL, Jauniaux E, et al. (Eds.), Gabbe’s obstetrics essentials: normal and problem pregnancies (9th ed.pp. 700-741). Elsevier

Vancouver

Author AA, Author BB. Title of chapter. In: Editor A, ed. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher; Year:page-page.
Vancouver example Bartal, FB, Costantine, M, & Sibai, B. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. In:  Landon MB, Galan HL, Jauniaux E, et al. eds. Gabbe’s obstetrics essentials: normal and problem pregnancies. 9th ed. Elsevier; 2024:700-741