How to Cite a Chapter in an Edited Book

Cite the chapter, not the whole book, when each chapter has its own author. Examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, ACS, Nature, ASA, APSA, OSCOLA, the Bluebook and AGLC4 are below, each produced by the generator itself.

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APA 7th edition

References entry

Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1982). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. In D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, & A. Tversky (Eds.), Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (pp. 3–20). Cambridge University Press.

In-text citation

(Tversky & Kahneman, 1982, p. 4)
MLA 9th edition

Works Cited entry

Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, edited by Daniel Kahneman et al., Cambridge University Press, 1982, pp. 3–20.

In-text citation

(Tversky and Kahneman 4)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Bibliography entry

Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” In Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, edited by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky. Cambridge University Press, 1982.

Footnote

Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases,” in Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, ed. Daniel Kahneman et al. (Cambridge University Press, 1982), 4.

Later footnotes

Tversky and Kahneman, “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases,” 4.
Chicago 18th edition (author-date)

References entry

Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. 1982. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” In Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, edited by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky. Cambridge University Press.

In-text citation

(Tversky and Kahneman 1982, 4)
Harvard (Cite Them Right)

Reference list entry

Tversky, A. and Kahneman, D. (1982) ‘Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases’, in D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky (eds) Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 3–20.

In-text citation

(Tversky and Kahneman, 1982, p. 4)
IEEE

References entry

[1] A. Tversky and D. Kahneman, “Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases,” in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases, D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky, Eds., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982, pp. 3–20.

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[1, p. 4]
Vancouver (NLM)

References entry

1. Tversky A, Kahneman D. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. In: Kahneman D, Slovic P, Tversky A, editors. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1982. p. 3-20.

In-text citation

(1)
AMA 11th edition

References entry

1. Tversky A, Kahneman D. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. In: Kahneman D, Slovic P, Tversky A, eds. Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases. Cambridge University Press; 1982:3-20.

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1(p4)
ACS

References entry

(1) Tversky, A.; Kahneman, D. Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases. In Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases; Kahneman, D., Slovic, P., Tversky, A., Eds.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1982; pp 3–20.

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1
Nature

References entry

1. Tversky, A. & Kahneman, D. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (eds Kahneman, D., Slovic, P. & Tversky, A.) 3–20 (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1982).

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1
ASA 7th edition

References entry

Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. 1982. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” Pp. 3–20 in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases, edited by D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

In-text citation

(Tversky and Kahneman 1982:4)
APSA

Reference List entry

Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. 1982. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” In Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, eds. Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 3–20.

In-text citation

(Tversky and Kahneman 1982, 4)
OSCOLA

Bibliography entry

Tversky A and Kahneman D, ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (Cambridge University Press 1982)

Footnote

Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (Cambridge University Press 1982) 4.

Later footnotes

Tversky and Kahneman (n 1) 4.
Bluebook

Bibliography entry

Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman, Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases 3 (Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, & Amos Tversky eds., 1982).

Footnote

Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman, Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases 3, 4 (Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, & Amos Tversky eds., 1982).

Later footnotes

Tversky & Kahneman, supra note 1, at 4.
AGLC4

Bibliography entry

Tversky, Amos and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases (Cambridge University Press, 1982) 3

Footnote

Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases (Cambridge University Press, 1982) 3, 4.

Later footnotes

Tversky and Kahneman (n 1) 4.

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