Books - author rules
The rules for books with one author, two or more authors, an organisation as author, or no author are the same as the general rules for presenting authors in reference list entries described on the Reference list page of this guide.
Print books - general rule
Rule: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication
Example: Hunter, M. (2010) Love in the time of AIDS : inequality, gender, and rights in South Africa. Scottsville, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
eBooks
If the ebook has a DOI, include it in your reference. If not, include the URL preceded by a full stop. You don't need to include an accessed date for eBooks as they are published in editions. For all eBooks you don't need to include a place of publication.
Rule: Author A (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
Example: Hunter, M. (2019) Race for Education: Gender, White Tone, and Schooling in South Africa. Vol. 60. [Online]: Cambridge University Press. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uwc.ac.za/10.1017/9781108635189
OR
Example: Adeagbo, O. (n.d.) The Dynamics and Complexities of Interracial Gay Families in South Africa: A New Frontier: Gay Relationships in South Africa. [Online]. Springer International Publishing. DOI https://doi-org.ezproxy.uwc.ac.za/10.1007/978-3-030-03922-6
Edited books
Citing the complete edited publication
Rule for print books: Editor E (ed) (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.
Example: Shefer, T. et al. (2018) Engaging Youth in Activism, Research, and Pedagogical Praxis: Transnational and Intersectional Perspectives on Gender, Sex, and Race. 1st edition. Milton: Routledge
Rule for eBooks: Editor E (ed) (Year) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
Pokorny, L. & Winter, F. (2021) The Occult Nineteenth Century Roots, Developments, and Impact on the Modern World. 1st ed. 2021. Lukas. Pokorny & Franz Winter (eds.). [Online]. Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi-org.ezproxy.uwc.ac.za/10.1007/978-3-030-55318-0
Example: Shefer, T. et al. (2018) Engaging Youth in Activism, Research, and Pedagogical Praxis: Transnational and Intersectional Perspectives on Gender, Sex, and Race. 1st edition. [Online]. Milton: Routledge.
https://uwc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/27UWC_INST/bc2hpu/cdi_proquest_ebookcentral_EBC5430477
Chapter in an edited book
Rule for print books: Author A (Year) ‘Title of chapter: subtitle of chapter’, in Editor E and Editor F (eds) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, Place of Publication.
Rule for eBooks: Author A (Year) ‘Title of chapter: subtitle of chapter’, in Editor E and Editor F (eds) Title of book: subtitle of book, Name of Publisher, doi:number OR URL
Example: Neva Makgetla (2018) ‘Inequality in South Africa’, in New South African Review 6. [Online]. Wits University Press.
https://www-cambridge-org.ezproxy.uwc.ac.za/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/5176140F1C5D51B5395EF5B07F2FC431/9781776140985c1_p14-42_CBO.pdf/inequality_in_south_africa.pdf
