Often times a book will have a different author or group of authors for each chapter. These books will have editor(s) as well as authors. Author(s) and editor(s) should be included in your citation. The information you should have in your citation for a book chapter is:
- Names of author(s)
- Title of chapter/article in book
- Title of book (Italicized)
- Name of editor(s)
- Name of publisher
- City of publication
- Year of publication
- Pages
When using a chapter from an online book it is important to include:
- That the book is online
- URL
- Month day, year book was accessed
Print Book
Basic format:
Author(s). Title of article. In Title of book; Editor(s); Publisher: City, Year, Pages.
Example:
Backes, C.; Hirsch, A. Noncovalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes. In Chemistry of Nanocarbons; Akasaka, T; Wudl, F.; Nagase, S., Eds.; Wiley: Chichester, 2010, pp 1-48.
Online Book
Basic format:
Author(s). Chapter Title. In Book Title [Online]; Editor(s), Eds.; Publisher: Place of Publication, Year, Pages. URL (accessed Month Day, Year).
Example:
Aguilar, G.; Mazzamaro, G.; Rasberger, M. Oxidative Degradation and Stabilisation of Mineral Oil-Based Lubricants. In Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants [Online]; Mortier, R. M.; Fox, M. F.; Stefan, O. T., Eds; Springer: Dordrecht, 2010, 107-152. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1023/b105569_4 (accessed October 10, 2018).
