How to Cite a Chapter in an Edited Book
Cite the chapter, not the whole book, when each chapter has its own author. Examples for APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver, AMA, ACS, Nature, ASA, APSA, OSCOLA, the Bluebook and AGLC4 are below, each produced by the generator itself.
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References entry
Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1982). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. In D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, & A. Tversky (Eds.), Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (pp. 3–20). Cambridge University Press.
In-text citation
(Tversky & Kahneman, 1982, p. 4)
Works Cited entry
Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, edited by Daniel Kahneman et al., Cambridge University Press, 1982, pp. 3–20.
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(Tversky and Kahneman 4)
Bibliography entry
Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” In Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, edited by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky. Cambridge University Press, 1982.
Footnote
Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases,” in Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, ed. Daniel Kahneman et al. (Cambridge University Press, 1982), 4.
Later footnotes
Tversky and Kahneman, “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases,” 4.
References entry
Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. 1982. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” In Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, edited by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky. Cambridge University Press.
In-text citation
(Tversky and Kahneman 1982, 4)
Reference list entry
Tversky, A. and Kahneman, D. (1982) ‘Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases’, in D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky (eds) Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 3–20.
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(Tversky and Kahneman, 1982, p. 4)
References entry
[1] A. Tversky and D. Kahneman, “Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases,” in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases, D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky, Eds., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982, pp. 3–20.
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[1, p. 4]
References entry
1. Tversky A, Kahneman D. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. In: Kahneman D, Slovic P, Tversky A, editors. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 1982. p. 3-20.
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(1)
References entry
1. Tversky A, Kahneman D. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. In: Kahneman D, Slovic P, Tversky A, eds. Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases. Cambridge University Press; 1982:3-20.
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1(p4)
References entry
(1) Tversky, A.; Kahneman, D. Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases. In Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases; Kahneman, D., Slovic, P., Tversky, A., Eds.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1982; pp 3–20.
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1
References entry
1. Tversky, A. & Kahneman, D. Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (eds Kahneman, D., Slovic, P. & Tversky, A.) 3–20 (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1982).
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1
References entry
Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. 1982. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” Pp. 3–20 in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases, edited by D. Kahneman, P. Slovic, and A. Tversky. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
In-text citation
(Tversky and Kahneman 1982:4)
Reference List entry
Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman. 1982. “Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.” In Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, eds. Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 3–20.
In-text citation
(Tversky and Kahneman 1982, 4)
Bibliography entry
Tversky, Amos, and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’, in Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, ed. by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky (Cambridge University Press, 1982), pp. 3–20
Footnote
Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’, in Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, ed. by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky (Cambridge University Press, 1982), pp. 3–20 (p. 4).
Later footnotes
Tversky and Kahneman, ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’, p. 4.
Bibliography entry
Tversky A and Kahneman D, ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (Cambridge University Press 1982)
Footnote
Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases (Cambridge University Press 1982) 4.
Later footnotes
Tversky and Kahneman (n 1) 4.
Bibliography entry
Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman, Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases 3 (Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, & Amos Tversky eds., 1982).
Footnote
Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman, Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases, in Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases 3, 4 (Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, & Amos Tversky eds., 1982).
Later footnotes
Tversky & Kahneman, supra note 1, at 4.
Bibliography entry
Tversky, Amos and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases (Cambridge University Press, 1982) 3
Footnote
Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, ‘Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases’ in Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic and Amos Tversky (eds), Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases (Cambridge University Press, 1982) 3, 4.
Later footnotes
Tversky and Kahneman (n 1) 4.
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