How to Cite an Edited Book or Anthology in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)

A whole book of chapters or works by different authors, under one or more editors.

Example in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)

McLaughlin, B.P., Beckermann, A. and Walter, S. (eds) (2009) The Oxford handbook of philosophy of mind. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199262618.001.0001.
In-text (McLaughlin, Beckermann and Walter, 2009)

What Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition) includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • Collection Title
  • Editor(s)
  • Publisher
  • Publisher Location
  • Year Published
  • DOI

Cite the whole book when you use it as a whole, and one chapter in it as a Book Chapter. The title page names the editors, and the copyright page gives the publisher and the year.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition).

An Edited Book or Anthology in other styles

APA 7th edition MLA 9th edition Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) IEEE Vancouver

Other sources in Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)

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