• See Book Chapters guidance page to reference book chapters, as this page has guidance for referencing whole books.
• Only the author's initials are included regardless of the presentation of the author's name in the source document.
• All authors or editors are listed (up to and including 10) unless the source document lists only primary authors followed by et al.
• Titles and subtitles of books are given maximal capitalisation (title case).
• Capitalise the "V" in Volume for a book title.
• Information about places of publication should follow the guidelines for place names.
• Include the DOI for e-books in your reference, if given.
• Do not include the protocol in the DOI (http:// or https://)
Standard format for citation
Authored e-book:
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Author 1; Author 2; …; Author 10; et al. Title of E-book; Series Title, Vol. number (if applicable); Publisher, Year. Internet address |
Authored e-book with DOI:
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Author 1; Author 2; …; Author 10; et al. Title of E-book; Series Title, Vol. number (if applicable); Publisher, Year. DOI:0000000/000000000000 |
Authored print work:
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Author 1; Author 2; …; Author 10; et al. Book Title; Series Title, Vol. number (if applicable); Publisher, year. |
Book with edition
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Author 1; Author 2; …; Author 10; et al. Book Title; x ed.; Publisher, year. DOI or URL if ebook. |
Book with Editor/s
Note: This is to reference a whole book, not a chapter in an edited book.
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Book Title, edition number; Editor 1, Editor 2, [continue until all editors are listed], Eds.; Series Title, Vol. number (if any); Publisher, year. DOI if applicable. |
Single author e-book
1. Byrnes, M. E. Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations, 3rd ed.; CRC Press, 2023. DOI: 10.1201/9781003284000
Single author print books
2. Schmidt, L. D. The Engineering of Chemical Reactions, 2nd ed.; Oxford University Press, 2005.
3. Hoppert, M. Microscopic Techniques in Biotechnology; Wiley-VCH, 2003.
Two to ten authors e-books
Note: If more than 10 authors list the first 10 followed by et al. See standard format above.
4. Singh, Y.; Strezov, V.; Negi, P. Biowaste and Biomass in Biofuel Applications.; Taylor & Francis, 2023. DOI: 10.1201/9781003265597
5. Mikkelsen, S. R.; Cortón, E. Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2nd ed.; Wiley, 2016. Retrieved from Proquest, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/murdoch/detail.action?docID=7104389 (accessed 2019-10-08)
Two to ten authors print books
Note: If more than 10 authors list the first 10 followed by et al. See standard format above.
6. Metzler, D. E.; Metzler, C. M. Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells, 2nd ed.; Harcourt/Academic Press, 2003.
7. Sutton, R.S.; Rockett, B.; Swindells, P. G. Chemistry for the Life Sciences, 2nd ed.; CRC, 2009.
No author
8. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemistry, 2nd ed.; McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Multivolume work
9. Carey, F. A.; Sundberg, R. J. Advanced Organic Chemistry, Vol 2; Springer, 2007.
Book that is part of a Series
10. Hammond, C. The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction, 4th ed; International Union of Crystallography Texts on Crystallography, Vol. 21; Oxford University Press, 2015. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198738671.001.0001
Books with Editor/s
11. Gaede, H. C. Professional Development for REU Students. In Best Practices for Chemistry REU Programs; Griep, M. A., Watkins, L., Eds.; ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1295; American Chemical Society, 2018; pp 33−44. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2018-1295.ch003
12. Mom the Chemistry Professor: Personal Accounts and Advice from Chemistry Professors Who Are Mothers, 2nd ed.; Woznack, K., Charlebois, A., Cole, R. S., Marzabadi, C. H., Webster, G., Eds.; Springer, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-78972-9
Organisation as Author
11. American Chemical Society, Committee on Analytical Reagents. Reagent Chemicals: Specifications and Procedures, 10th ed.; 2006.
Note: It is not necessary to repeat the publisher's name for a work compiled by the organisation that published it.
Government publications
12. Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage. Personal Monitoring of Selected Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): The Contribution of Woodsmoke to Exposure; Technical report no. 8; 2004.
13. Department of Consumer and Employment Protection. Hydrochloric Acid Bath Chemical Reaction; Safety and Health Alert 25/95; 1995.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Environment Protection Mining and Manufacturing Industries, Australia, 2000–2001; ABS publication 4603.0; Canberra, ACT, 2002.
Note: It is not necessary to repeat the publisher's name for a work compiled by the organisation that published it.
When including government entities in a citation, whether as the authoring organization or the publisher, begin with the highest level agency or department, then the next level organization, and so forth (e.g., U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service).
Scientific / Technical report
15. Griffin, E. A.; Verboom, W. H.; Allen, D. G. Paired Site Sampling for Soil Carbon Estimation: Western Australia, National Carbon Accounting System technical report No. 38; 2003; pp 125-136. https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=lr_researchrpts (accessed 2023-04-04).
Standard
16. Standards Australia. Safety in Laboratories: Microbiological Aspects and Containment Facilities; AS/NZS 2243.3:2002; January 9, 2002.
Note: Include DOI or URL (accessed YYYY-MM-DD) for standards accessed online.
Patent
17. Shara, K.; Schwedock, J.; Vogel, S. Microbiological growth media and methods of using the same; PCT/US2015/027652; 2015.
Note: Patent titles are not italicised.
Standard Format for Patents is:
Inventor 1; Inventor 2; …; Inventor 10; et al. Title of Patent. Patent or application number (preceded by the country code and followed by the kind code), document publication year. Provided by name of database, accession/record identification number (if applicable).