How to Cite a Book Chapter in Harvard Referencing

Aprenda o formato exato com exemplos, citações no texto e erros comuns a evitar.

Formato de citação

Modelo básico

Chapter Author (Year) 'Chapter Title', in Editor (Ed.), Book Title. Edition. Place: Publisher, pp. page range.

Componentes da citação

Chapter Author

Last, First.

Year

Publication year in parentheses.

Chapter Title

In single quotation marks. Sentence case.

Editor

First Last (Ed.) for single, First Last and First Last (Eds.) for multiple.

Book Title

Italicized. Sentence case.

Publication Info

Place: Publisher. Include page range with pp.

Exemplo real

Fonte de exemplo

author

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly

year

2008

chapter

Flow: The psychology of optimal experience

editor

Snyder, C. R.

book

Handbook of positive psychology

place

Oxford

publisher

Oxford University Press

pages

330-341

Citação formatada

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (2008) 'Flow: The psychology of optimal experience', in Snyder, C. R. (Ed.), Handbook of positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 330-341.

Citação no texto

(Csikszentmihalyi 2008)

(Chapter Author Year)

Erros comuns

Incorreto:

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). Flow. In Snyder, C. R. (Ed.), Handbook of positive psychology, pp. 330-341. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Correto:

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (2008) 'Flow: The psychology of optimal experience', in Snyder, C. R. (Ed.), Handbook of positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 330-341.

Por quê: Use full first name, chapter title in single quotation marks, (Year) format, and Place: Publisher order.

Incorreto:

(Csikszentmihalyi, 2008) - using comma

Correto:

(Csikszentmihalyi 2008) - use space

Por quê: Harvard uses space between author and year.

Incorreto:

Csikszentmihalyi. 2008. 'Flow.' In Snyder (Ed.), Handbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Correto:

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (2008) 'Flow: The psychology of optimal experience', in Snyder, C. R. (Ed.), Handbook of positive psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 330-341.

Por quê: Include full names, complete titles, and page range of the chapter.

Perguntas frequentes

What if there's no editor?

Use the author of the single-authored book: Author (Year) 'Chapter', Book Title. Place: Publisher.

How do I cite multiple chapters from the same book?

Cite each chapter separately with full information, referencing the same edited book.

Do I always need page numbers?

Yes, include the complete page range of the chapter in the reference list.

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