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Chapter in an edited book

To use a footnote, put a superscript number into your text and then the footnote at the bottom of the page. 

Format:

Author, 'Chapter Title', in Editor (ed), Book Title (edition, Publisher Year) 

Example:

12 Justine Pila, ‘The Value of Authorship in the Digital Environment’ in William H Dutton and Paul W Jeffreys (eds), World Wide Research: Reshaping the Sciences and Humanities in the Century of Information (MIT Press 2010)​

The only difference is the author is now listed surname first and you do not include page numbers.

Format:

Author, 'Chapter Title', in Editor (ed), Book Title (edition, Publisher Year) 

Example:

Husak D, ‘Paternalism and Consent’ in FG Miller and A Wertheimer (eds), The Ethics of Consent: Theory and Practice (OUP 2010)

Editor or translator

If a work has an editor or a translator as well as an author you will need to include both in your reference. Start your reference with the author as usual and then include the editor or the translator with the publication information.

Footnote

To use a footnote, put a superscript number into your text and then the footnote at the bottom of the page.

Format:

Author, Title (edition, Editor (ed) OR Translator (tr), Publisher Year) page number.

Example:

K Zweigert and H Kötz, An Introduction to Comparative Law (Tony Weir tr, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press 1998) 66

 

Bibliography

The only difference is the author is now listed surname first and you do not include page numbers.

Format:

Author, Title (edition, Editor (ed) OR Translator (tr), Publisher Year)

Example:

Zweigert K and H Kötz, An Introduction to Comparative Law (Tony Weir tr, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press 1998)

Author & Editor or Translator

If a work has an editor or a translator as well as an author you will need to include both in your reference. Start your reference with the author as usual and then include the editor or the translator with the publication information.

 

Footnote:

To use a footnote, put a superscript number into your text and then the footnote at the bottom of the page.

Format:

Author, Title (edition, Editor (ed) OR Translator (tr), Publisher Year) page number.

Example:

K Zweigert and H Kötz, An Introduction to Comparative Law (Tony Weir tr, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press 1998) 66

 

Bibliography:

The only difference is the author is now listed surname first and you do not include page numbers.

Format:

Author, Title (edition, Editor (ed) OR Translator (tr), Publisher Year)

Example:

Zweigert K and H Kötz, An Introduction to Comparative Law (Tony Weir tr, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press 1998)

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