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Citing sources

How do I create an entry of a book chapter in a reference list?

APA Reference list

If all chapters are written by the same author(s), only write a reference for the whole book. If preferred, the chapter may be cited in the text.

Whitney, E., & Rady Rolfes, S. (2022). Understanding nutrition (16th edition). Cengage.

Parenthetical citation: (Whitney & Rady Rolfes, 2022, Chapter 2)
Narrative citation: Whitney and Rady Rolfes (2022, Chapter)

An entry of a chapter in an edited book lists authors, editors, chapter and book title, pages and publisher:

Godar, S., & Van Ryssen, S. (2022). A brief history of global virtual teams. In V. Taras (Ed.), The X-Culture handbook of collaboration and problem solving in global virtual teams (pp. 1-7). UNC Greensboro University Libraries.

Parenthetical citation: (Godar & Van Ryssen, 2022)
Narrative citation: Godar and Van Ryssen (2022)