When citing a book, capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper nouns (Dallas, Darwin). Book titles are italicized.

Basic format for a book

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If an e-book has been assigned a digital object identifier (or doi) — a combination of numbers and letters assigned by the publisher to identify the work — add that information at the end of the citation.

Author and editor

Edited collection

Work in an anthology or edited collection

Translation

Dictionary entry or article in another reference book

Introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword

Later edition of a book

Government document

Note: When the author and publisher are the same, use the word Author (not italicized) as the name of the publisher.

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Unpublished doctoral dissertation