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Contribution to a Multiauthor Book

How to reference a chapter or other titled contribution within a multiauthor edited book.

Contribution to a Multiauthor Book

Contribution to a Multiauthor Book (14.9)

When citing one contribution to a multiauthor book, give the contributor’s name first, then the title of the contribution in quotation marks, followed by in, the title of the book in italics, and the editor’s name(s). Inclusive page ranges are no longer required in bibliography entries. In notes, cite a specific page if applicable.

Rule for Notes
#. Contributor’s First and Last Names, “Contribution Title: Contribution Subtitle,” in Book Title: Book Subtitle, ed. Editor’s First and Last Names (Publisher’s Name, Publication Date), Page number, DOI or URL if consulted online.

Example Notes

  1. Ruth A. Miller, “Posthuman,” in Critical Terms for the Study of Gender, ed. Catharine R. Stimpson and Gilbert Herdt (University of Chicago Press, 2014), 325.
  2. Henry David Thoreau, “Walking,” in The Making of the American Essay, ed. John D’Agata (Graywolf Press, 2016), 177.

Example Shortened Notes

  1. Miller, “Posthuman,” 325.
  2. Thoreau, “Walking,” 178.

Rule for Bibliography
Contributor’s Last Name, Contributor’s First Name. “Contribution Title: Contribution Subtitle.” In Book Title: Book Subtitle, edited by Editor’s First and Last Names. Publisher’s Name, Publication Date. DOI or URL if consulted online.

Example Bibliography Entries

Miller, Ruth A. “Posthuman.” In Critical Terms for the Study of Gender, edited by Catharine R. Stimpson and Gilbert Herdt. University of Chicago Press, 2014.

Thoreau, Henry David. “Walking.” In The Making of the American Essay, edited by John D’Agata. Graywolf Press, 2016.

Generate a contribution citation (CMOS 18e · 14.9)

For a chapter or titled contribution in a multiauthor edited book. Contribution title in quotes; include the editor name(s) after the book title.

Note (CMOS 14.9)

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Bibliography

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