Published January 28, 2021. Updated August 9, 2021.

To create a reference or citation for a book chapter, you will need to know the chapter author, publication year, chapter title, book title, publisher, and place of publication.

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

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Citing a book chapter in MLA style

In-text citation example:

(Neely 270)

Works cited entry example:

Neely, James H. “Semantic Priming Effects in Visual Word Recognition: A Selective Review of Current Findings and Theories.” Basic Processes in Reading: Visual Word Recognition. Edited by Daniel Besner, Routledge, 1991, pp. 264–336.

The chapter title is set in title case and enclosed in double quotation marks.

For more examples and information, view our citing a book chapter in MLA guide.

Citing a book chapter in APA style

In-text citation example:

(Neely, 1991)

Reference list entry template and example:

The chapter title is set in sentence case.

For more examples and information, view our citing a book chapter in APA guide.

Citing a book chapter in Chicago style, notes-bibliography

Footnotes template and example:

Note

1. James H. Neely, “Semantic Priming Effects in Visual Word Recognition: A Selective Review of Current Findings and Theories,” in Basic Processes in Reading: Visual Word Recognition, ed. Daniel Besner (Abingdon: Routledge, 1991), 270.

Bibliography entry template and example:

Neely, James H. “Semantic Priming Effects in Visual Word Recognition: A Selective Review of Current Findings and Theories.” In Basic Processes in Reading: Visual Word Recognition, edited by Daniel Besner, 264–336. Abingdon: Routledge, 1991.

The chapter title is set in title case and enclosed in double quotation marks.

For more examples and information, view our citing a book chapter in Chicago Style guide.

Citing a book chapter in Chicago style, author-date

In-text citation example:

(Neely 1991)

Reference list entry example:

The chapter title is set in title case and enclosed in double quotation marks.

For more examples and information, view our citing a book chapter in Chicago Style guide.

How to cite a book chapter in Harvard referencing style

In-text citation example:

(Neely, 1991)

Reference list entry example:

The chapter title is set in sentence case.

For more examples and information, view our citing a book chapter in Harvard Referencing Style guide.

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