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Referencing - International Law: Contribution to an edited book

How do I reference a contribution in an edited book?

This guidance applies to print books and most e-books (see 'E-books', below).

author, | 'title' | in editor (ed), OR editor and editor (eds), | book title | (additional information, | edition, | publisher | year)

Footnote:
e.g. Anne Hayden, 'Gatekeeping in Restorative Justice and Related Research' in Theo Gavrielides and Vasso Artinopoulou (eds), Reconstructing Restorative Justice Philosophy (Ashgate 2013)

Bibliography:
e.g. Hayden A, 'Gatekeeping in Restorative Justice and Related Research' in Gavrielides T and Artinopoulou V (eds), Reconstructing Restorative Justice Philosophy (Ashgate 2013)

To pinpoint, follow the citation with the page number. To pinpoint several pages, insert a dash between the page numbers:
e.g. Anne Hayden, 'Gatekeeping in Restorative Justice and Related Research' in Theo Gavrielides and Vasso Artinopoulou (eds), Reconstructing Restorative Justice Philosophy (Ashgate 2013) 95

You do not have to give the page numbers of the chapter or essay unless you are citing information from a specific page in a footnote.

E-books

If an e-book has the same page numbers as in the printed version, cite the e-book as if it was the printed book.

If an e-book has no page numbers, cite the e-book as if it was the printed book and include the e-book type before the publisher. To pinpoint, give a chapter number or section number/name or paragraph number, e.g. William Lucy, Philosophy of Private Law (Kindle edn, OUP 2007) ch 1.

Author of chapter

In a footnote, cite an author of a chapter's name as: first name(s) or initial(s) | surname.

In a bibliography, cite an author of a chapter's name as: surname | initial(s).

Do not include postnominals, such as QC.

Title of chapter

Give the title of a chapter in 'single quotation marks'.

Give the first letter of all major words a capital letter. Minor words (e.g. 'for', 'and', 'or', 'the') should not be capitalized, unless they begin a title or a subtitle.

If a chapter has a title and a subtitle that are not separated by punctuation, insert a colon : between them.

Editor of book

Cite an editor like an author, but add after their name (ed) or names (eds).

In a footnote, cite an editor's name as: first name(s) or initial(s) | surname.

In a bibliography, cite an editor's name as: surname | initial(s).

Do not include postnominals, such as QC.

Title of book

Give the title of a book in italics

Give the first letter of all major words a capital letter. Minor words (e.g. 'for', 'and', 'or', 'the') should not be capitalized, unless they begin a title or a subtitle.

If a book has a title and a subtitle that are not separated by punctuation, insert a colon : between them.

Edition

Do not give the edition number for the first edition of a book.

For all other editions, use this style: 2nd edn (or 'rev edn' for a revised edition).

Publisher and publication date

Give the name of the publisher and the year of publication, with a space but no punctuation between them.

You will need to look at the back of the title page to find the date of publication.

Do not include the place of publication.