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Holmesglen Harvard Referencing

Books with editor(s) of whole work

 Use this format when referencing and citing a book that has an editor but no separate chapter authors listed.

For a book with separate chapter authors, see the format for book chapters.

Edited books format

Edited book with 1 editor

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of an edited book with 1 editor

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Editor Year)

OR

Editor (Year)

... is thoroughly considered (Olson 2021).

OR

Olson (2021) explains how ...
Quote

'...' (Editor Year:Page)

OR

Editor (Year:Page) '...'

'... should form part of the assessment' (Olson 2021:30).

OR

Olson (2021:30) says '... should form part of the assessment'.

 

Reference

 

Print
  Format Example
Edited book with no edition Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication. Healey, J (ed.) (2012) Privacy and information rights, Spinney Press, Thirroul, NSW.​
Edited book with 2nd or later edition Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication. Tapsell, L (ed.) (2019) Food, nutrition and health, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, Docklands, VIC.
Note:

 

Electronic
  Format Example
Edited ebook with no edition

Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Terstiege, G (ed.) (2009) The making of design: from the first model to the final product, De Gruyter, Basel, Switzerland.
Edited ebook with 2nd or later edition

Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Olson, K (ed.) (2021) Oxford handbook of cardiac nursing, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's URL, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

Edited book with 2 editors

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of an edited book with 2 editors

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Editor and Editor Year)

OR

Editor and Editor (Year)

... is typical of this style (Jones and Rushton 2005).

OR

Jones and Rushton (2005) include ....
Quote

'...' (Editor and Editor Year:Page)

OR

Editor and Editor (Year:Page) '...' 

'... synonymous with elegance' (Jones and Rushton 2005:261).

OR 

Jones and Rushton (2005:261) include these as '... synonymous with elegance'. 

 

Reference

 

Print
  Format Example
Edited book with no edition Editor, AA  and Editor, BB (eds) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication. Jonas, M and Monacella, R (eds) (2012) Exposure/00, Melbourne Books, Melbourne, VIC.​
Edited book with 2nd or later edition Editor, AA and Editor, BB (eds) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication. Jones, T and Rushton, S (eds) (2005) Fashion now 2, 2nd edn, Taschen, Köln, Germany.
Note:

 

Electronic
  Format Example
Edited ebook with no edition

Editor, AA  and Editor, BB (eds) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Walker, DM and Conaghan, J (eds) (2008) The new Oxford companion to law, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Edited ebook with 2nd or later edition

Editor, AA and Editor, BB (eds) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Ambrose, G and Harris, P (eds) (2018) Layout for graphic designers: an introduction, 3rd edn, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, London. 
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's URL, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

Edited book with 3 editors

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of an edited book with 3 or more editors

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Editor et al. Year)

OR

Editor et al. (Year)

... patient care (Brook et al. 2021).

OR

Brook et al. (2021) state that ...
Quote

'...' (Editor et al. Year:Page)

OR

Editor et al. (Year:Page) '...' 

'Factors crucial for patient recovery include ... ' (Brook et al. 2021:329).

OR 

Brook et al. (2021:329) say 'nursing teams can ... '

 

Reference

 

Print
  Format Example
Edited book with no edition Editor, AA, Editor, BB and Editor, CC (eds) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication. Grieshaber, J, Kegler, R and Riggs, T (eds) (2007) Indie fonts: a compendium of digital type from independent foundries, RotoVision, Gloucester, MA.
Edited book with 2nd or later edition Editor, AA, Editor, BB and Editor, CC (eds) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication. Furze, B, Savy, P, Brym, RJ and Lie, J (eds) (2012) Sociology: in today's world, 2nd edn, Cengage Learning, South Melbourne, VIC.
Note:

 

Electronic
  Format Example
Edited ebook with no edition

Editor, AA, Editor, BB and Editor, CC (eds) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Peters, E, Killcoyne, HL and Zumbusch, AV (eds) (2015) Psychology, Rosen Publishing, Chicago, IL. 
Edited ebook with 2nd or later edition

Editor, AA, Editor, BB and Editor, CC (eds) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Brook, J, McGraw, C and Thurtle, V (eds) (2021) Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's URL, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

Cited in an edited book

Sometimes authors quote other authors. This is referred to in Harvard style as a secondary source. Citations need to include both the original author and the secondary source author. In the reference list, you will need to cite only the secondary source in which you found the citation.

 

Reference elements

Reference the book in which you found the citation.

Annotated reference example of an edited book

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

(Original Author Year cited in Editor Year)

OR

Original Author (Year cited in Editor Year)

... is explored (Freeman and Collins 1994 cited in Furze et al. 2012).

OR

Freeman and Collins (1994 cited in Furze et al. 2012) explore how ...
Quote

'...' (Original Author Year cited in Editor Year:Page)

OR

Original Author (Year cited in Editor Year:Page) '...' 

'Common outcomes have ... ' (Larouge 2001 cited in Terstiege 2009:63).

OR

Larouge (2001 cited in Terstiege 2009:63) explains 'common outcomes have ... '

 

Reference

Reference the secondary source in which you found the citation.

 

Print
  Format Example
Edited book with no edition Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication. Healey, J (ed.) (2012) Privacy and information rights, Spinney Press, Thirroul, NSW.​
Edited book with 2nd or later edition Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication. Furze, B, Savy, P, Brym, RJ and Lie, J (eds) (2012) Sociology: in today's world, 2nd edn, Cengage Learning, South Melbourne, VIC.
Note:

 

Electronic
  Format Example
Edited ebook with no edition

Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Terstiege, G (ed.) (2009) The making of design: from the first model to the final product, De Gruyter, Basel, Switzerland.
Edited ebook with 2nd or later edition

Editor, AA (ed.) (Year) Title of book, x edn, Publisher, Place of Publication.

Ambrose, G and Harris, P (eds) (2018) Layout for graphic designers: an introduction, 3rd edn, Bloomsbury Visual Arts, London. 
Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the ebook's URL, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text) and is italicised.
  • For books with authors instead of editors, see print books or ebooks.

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