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AJP Style

Books and Edited Books in AJP

When citing a book, use:

  • Last names of every author, with up to two initials of their first names, in bold
  • Title of the book with all major words capitalized, in italics
  • Place of publication – always include city; include abbreviated province/state for non-major cities and Washington, DC.
  • Name of the publisher
  • Year of publication
  • Page range, if applicable, abbreviated as “p.”

Example:

1. Ausubel FM, Brent R, Kingston RE, Moore DD, Seidman JG, Smith JA, Struhl K. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. New York: Wiley, 1995, p. 25-26.


When citing an edited book or a chapter of a book, use:

  • Last names of every author, with up to two initials of their first names, in bold
  • Title of the chapter with first word and proper nouns/abbreviations capitalized
  • Title of the book with all major words capitalized, in italics, preceded by “In:”
  • Last name of editor(s), with up to two initials of their first names, preceded by “edited by”
  • Place of publication – always include city; include abbreviated province/state for non-major cities and Washington, DC.
  • Name of the publisher
  • Year of publication
  • Page range, if applicable, abbreviated as “p.”

Example:

2. Pollock DM. Endothelin receptor subtypes and tissue distribution. In: Endothelin Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Pathology, edited by Highsmith RF. Totowa, NJ: Humana, 1998.

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