Books and Chapters
Books, edited collections, chapters, editions and translations under Chapter 6.
Books
A book cites the author, the title in italics, then the publisher, edition and year together in round brackets, then a pinpoint. First editions do not state an edition. Chapter 6 governs books.
Chapters in edited books
A chapter cites the chapter author, the chapter title in single quotation marks, then in, then the editor marked (ed), the book title in italics, the publication details, the chapter’s starting page, and a pinpoint. Rule 6.6.1 applies. More than one editor takes (eds).
Editors, translators and versions
A book with editors instead of an author names them with (ed) or (eds) in the author position. A book prepared by an editor or translator alongside its author carries that credit inside the publication brackets, and a translation notes the original work under rule 6.7. Rule 6.6.2 covers editors of a whole book.
Revised editions cite as rev ed. Audiobooks follow rule 6.9. The publisher can be omitted in the narrow situations rule 6.3.1 allows, such as works published before 1900.
Last reviewed: 2026-07-16· This guide is formatting assistance, not the rules themselves — confirm anything load-bearing in the official AGLC4.