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IEEE: cite a edited-book chapter
A source-specific IEEE example, the details to collect and the checks needed for a edited-book chapter.
Choose the actual source form
The example is a separately authored chapter in an edited book. Keep the chapter author attached to the chapter title and the editor attached to the containing book. That distinction lets the reference lead a reader to both the contribution and its location.
Use the named convention
Keep the numbered reference connected to the work it identifies. The example uses reference number 1 to make the structure easy to read; a real reference list must use the numbering and source-specific form required by the destination publication.
- The chapter title uses quotation marks.
- The containing book title is italicized; the complete publisher-linked guide retains a comma after Ed.
Gather the source details
- Confirm that the chapter has its own author.
- Record the chapter title and containing book title separately.
- Record the book editor and publisher.
- Check the chapter’s published page range and any required edition details.
- Author
- Maya Stone
- Title as supplied
- A sample chapter
- Publication year
- 2024
- Containing work or site
- Collected Sample Studies
- Editor
- Leo Rowan
- Publisher
- Example Press
- Published pages
- 12-18
- Publication place
- London
An independently written example
This fictional source lists a city but does not supply a country for the publication or institution location. Treat the reference as incomplete until you have checked the actual source location. A city name alone does not establish the country.
[1] M. Stone, “A sample chapter,” in Collected Sample Studies, L. Rowan, Ed., London: Example Press, 2024, pp. 12–18.
Review the part that is easy to miss
Do not move an editor into the chapter-author position. If one author wrote the whole book, consult the selected style’s authored-book instructions rather than automatically treating every chapter as a separately authored contribution.
Check the source form, supplied abbreviations, edition, location and identifier. A journal article, a published conference paper, a live presentation and a technical report have different requirements even when their titles are similar.
Check the publication location
Check the country in the publisher or institution’s stated location. Do not infer a country from a city name or use this city-only example as a complete reference.
Keep the source record with you
Use Citelle to keep bibliographic details and prepare reference drafts on your phone. Compare the final entry with the actual work and the convention required by your instructor or publisher before submitting it.