Books including ebooks
Citation information
• Author’s surname
• Year of publication
• Page number(s)
Reference information
• Author/editor
• Year of publication (in round brackets)
• Title (in italics)
• Edition (only include the edition number if it
is not the first edition)
• Place of publication: Publisher.
Example
In text (Citation):
The most important part of the research process is… (Bell, 2014, p.23).
or
Bell (2014, p.23) argued that the research process is...
In your reference list or bibliography:
Bell, J. (2014) Doing your Research Project. 6th edn. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Using et al
You need to use et al when a resource has 4 or more authors. Remember to write all the names in full in the reference list to make sure all the authors get the credit.