Health Sciences Undergraduate Library Guide

• Surname followed by initial(s) comes first
• List up to eight authors. If more than eight, list the first eight authors followed by 'et al.'
• Then the date of publication
• Title of book follows in italics. Only first word of title is capitalized
• Indicate the edition if not the 1st edition
• Finally record the place of publication and the publisher

Examples of  book references for a List of References:

Kornblau, B.L. 2012. Ethics in rehabilitation: a clinical

     perspective. New York: Wiley.

Polit, D.F. & Beck, C.T. 2012. Nursing research:

    generating and assessing evidence for nursing

    practice.  9th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer

    Health.

In List of References

Brenner, G.M. & Stevens, C.W. 2013. Pharmacology. 4th ed.

    Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders.

    Available: www.clinicalkey.com [2014, May 6]. (You must give url and date accessed)

In-text

(Brenner & Stevens, 2013:50)

De la Rey, C.M. 1999. Career narratives of women professors in South Africa.

      Ph.D. Thesis. Universityof Cape Town.

Book produced by a group, corporation or organization will appear as follows:

In List of References

Soweto Trust for Nurse Clinical Training. 2005.

     Primary clinical care handbook. 4th ed.

     Houghton, South Africa: Jacana.

In-text Citation

(Soweto Trust for Nurse Clinical Training, 2005:4)

Where there is no author (e.g. Dictionaries) item will be listed under title.

In List of References

“Radiation”.  Concise medical dictionary. 2010. 8th ed.
    Oxford: Oxford University Press.

In-text Citation

(“Radiation”, 2010:25)