Edition: Include edition details for a numbered edition, e.g. 2nd ed. Place the edition details after the book title.
No date: If there is no year of publication, use [date unknown].
Place of publication: For the place of publication - after the city, include the state code in brackets for USA/Canada or the country code for outside of the USA/Canada, e.g. St Louis (MI) or Auckland (NZ).
If there is no place of publication, use [place unknown].
Publisher: If there is no publisher, use [publisher unknown].
Page numbers: If there are no page numbers, calculate the number of pages or screens, e.g. [about 2 p.] or [about 4 screens].
For more information on reference list format and style, see General information - basics of referencing.
For a chapter in an edited book (i.e. different author/s for each chapter).
1. Author(s) of book chapter. Title of book chapter. In: Editor(s), editor(s). Title of book [Internet]. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication [cited Year Abbreviated month day]. p. Pages of the chapter. Available from: URL
2. Author(s) of book chapter. Title of book chapter. In: Editor(s), editor(s). Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. p. Pages of the chapter.
1. Licurse MY, Boonn WW. Computers in radiology. In: Torigian DA, Ramchandani P, editors. Radiology secrets plus [Internet]. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2017 [cited 2017 Nov 30]. p. 26-31. Available from: https://www-clinicalkey-com-au/#!/content/book/3-s2.0-B9780323286381000050
2. Harold G. Smoking impacts on adolescent development. In: Gluckman P, Hayne H, editors. Improving the transition: reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence. Auckland (NZ): Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee; 2011. p. 225-34.
For a chapter in an unedited book (i.e. author/s wrote the whole book).
1. Author(s) of book. Title of book [Internet]. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Chapter no, Title of chapter; [cited Year Abbreviated month day]; p. pages of the chapter. Available from: URL
2. Author(s) of book. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Chapter no, Title of chapter; p. pages of the chapter.
1. Bryant B, Knights K. Pharmacology for health professionals [Internet]. 3rd ed. Marrickville, Australia: Elsevier Australia; 2010. Chapter 8, Pharmacokinetics and dosing regimens [cited 2019 Apr 3]; p. 628-663. Available at: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/auckland/reader.action?docID=1721668&ppg=751
2. Marieb EN, Wilhelm PB, Mallatt J. Human anatomy. 7th ed. Boston (MA): Pearson; 2014. Chapter 3, Basic embryology; p. 46-63.
When using another person's ideas or words, include an Arabic numeral in brackets (consecutively numbered). If the reference is referred to again, the same number is used.
... has been recently identified (1). There is a need to be cautious with giving aspirin to children as overdosing can lead to mortality (1).
If you are expressing ideas that have originated from more than one source, separate the numbers with commas or use a hyphen if referring to a range of numbers (references).
... in alkyl sulphates such as sodium lauryl sulphate (3,5-6) and diethyl sulphate (7). Other compounds showing promise were those in the C12 - C14 range (3-4).