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.