Published January 29, 2021. Updated August 15, 2021.

To create a reference or citation for an edited book, you will need to know the book’s author, editor, chapter title, book title, publication year, publisher, and URL.

The examples below will show you how to cite an edited book in MLA, APA, Chicago style, and Harvard referencing.

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Citing an edited book in MLA style

In-text citation example:

(Weber 72)

Works cited entry example:

Weber, Max. Economy and Society. Edited by GuentherRoth, University of California Press, 1978.

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Citing an edited book in APA style

In-text citation example:

(Roth, 1978)

Reference list entry example:

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Citing an edited book in Chicago style, notes-bibliography

Footnotes example:

Note

1. Guenther Roth, ed.

   
   

   Economy and Society

   
   

   (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1978), 641–972.

Bibliography entry example:

Roth, Guenther, ed. Economy and Society. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1978.

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Citing an edited book in Chicago style, author-date

In-text citation example:

(Roth 1978, 671)

Reference list entry example:

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How to cite an edited book in Harvard referencing style

In-text citation example:

(Roth, 1978)

Reference list entry example:

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