References List Format
Last name of editor, First and middle initial of editor. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of book (edition if any).
Publisher.
In-Text Citation Format (Direct Quote)
(Editor’s Last Name, Year of publication, p. #)
In-Text Citation Format (Paraphrased or Summarized)
(Editor’s Last Name, Year of publication)
References List Example
Leninger, M. M. (Ed.). (1991). Culture care diversity and universality: A theory of nursing. National League
for Nursing Press.
In-Text Citation Example (Direct Quote)
(Leninger, 1991, p. 135)
In-Text Citation Example (Paraphrased or Summarized)
(Leninger, 1991)
Quick Note: If you have more than one editor, you would follow the same rules for citing books. The only difference would be adding (Eds.) after the editors' information.
The punctuation in your citations does matter. Make sure you pay attention to where the periods and commas are in the examples.
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