Cite a book chapter in Harvard
Book chapters are easy to miscite because the person who wrote the chapter is not always the person who edited the book. In Harvard (Cite Them Right 12), the chapter author starts the entry, the chapter title stays separate from the edited collection, and the editor appears after "In." Page ranges matter because readers need to find the chapter inside the larger volume.
Harvard rules for a book chapter
- Chapter author comes first, even when the book has separate editors.
- Chapter title is plain text or in quotes; the edited book title is italicized.
- Introduce the editor block with In before the book title.
- Include the chapter page range so readers can find it within the book.
- Publisher appears after the book title and page range.
- Use (ed.) or (eds.) after editor names in the In container.
Worked example
Harvard · book chapterA real book chapter formatted using the Harvard rules above.
Hall, Stuart (1980) Encoding/decoding. [Online] Culture, Media, Language: Working Papers in Cultural Studies, 1972-79..
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