• To cite a book, which can include manuals, brochures, or fact sheets, the following information should be given: 

  • Last name, First initial, Last name, First initial, Last name, first initial, et al. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: publisher; year published.  

• If the place of publication, name of publisher, and/or year of publication cannot be found, then in square brackets, it should be stated that one or more of these are unknown (e.g. [date unknown] or [place, publisher, date unknown]). 

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Example of Book Citations  

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• Standard Book  

  • Ledlow GE, Coppola NI. Leadership for health professionals. 2nd ed. Burlington (MA): Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2014.  

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• Book on the Internet 

  • DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM, editors. Pharmacotherapy: a pathophysiologic approach [Internet]. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2014 [cited 2016 Jun 23]. Available from: http://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/book.aspx?bookID=689 

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• Editor(s) as Author 

  • Chisholm-Burns MA, Schwinghammer TL, Wells BG, Malone PM, Kolesar JM, Dipiro JT, editors. Pharmacotherapy principles and practice. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2016. 

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• Organization as Author and Publisher 

  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN), “NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®),” Prostate Cancer. 2021.  

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• Volumes (Same Author(s)/Editor(s)) 

  • United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. USP dispensing information. 22nd ed. Vol. 2, Advice for the patient: drug information in lay language. Greenwood Village (CO): Micromedex; 2002. 

    • If Book on the Internet:  

      • Author(s). Title of Book. Volume Number, Volume Title [Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Update, Date of Citation]. Available from: Web Address. 

        • Example: Ross IA. Medicinal plants of the world. Vol. 3, Chemical constituents, traditional and modern medicinal uses [Internet]. Totowa (NJ): Humana Press, Inc.; 2005 [cited 2010 Jun 23]. Available from: http://metis.findlay.edu:2080/xtf-ebc/search?keyword=pharmacy  

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• Portion of a Book (e.g., Chapter, Table, Figure, or Appendix) with Author(s) Writing Entire Book 

  • Bauer LA. Applied clinical pharmacokinetics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2008. Chapter 6, Digoxin; p. 301-55. 

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• If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Author(s). Title of Book [Internet]. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Update of Book]. Portion Number, Portion Title; [Date of Update of Portion; Date of Citation]; Page Number(s) or [Length of Portion]. Available from: Web Address 

    • Example: Bauer LA. Applied clinical pharmacokinetics [Internet]. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill; c2008. Chapter 6, Digoxin; [cited 2010 Jun 23]; [about 20 screens]. Available from: http://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/content.aspx?bookid=510&sectionid=40843080 

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• Contribution to Book (Portions of Book Written by Different Authors) 

  • Malesker MA, Morrow LE. Fluids and electrolytes. In: Chisholm-Burns MA, Schwinghammer TL, Wells BG, Malone PM, Kolesar JM, Dipiro JT, editors. Pharmacotherapy principles and practice. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2016. p. 427-40. 

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• If on the Internet use the following format: 

  • Chapter Author(s). Chapter Title. In: Author(s)/Editor(s). Title of Book [Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Citation]. Available from: Web address 

    • Example: Malone PM, Malone MJ. Professional writing. In: Malone PM, Kier KL, Stanovich JE, Malone MJ, editors. Drug information: a guide for pharmacists [Internet]. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; c2014 [cited 2016 Jun 23]. Available from: http://accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com.jerome.stjohns.edu:81/book.aspx?bookID=981  

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• Video Clip, Videocast, or Podcast Associated with Book 

  • Author(s). Title of Book [Internet]. Place of Publication: Publisher; Date of Publication [Date of Citation]. Videocast or Podcast: Length of Video. Available from: Web Address 

    • Example: Brunton LL, Parker KL, Murri N, Blumenthal DK, Knollmann BC, editors. Goodman and Gilman's: the pharmacological basis of therapeutics [Internet]. 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education; 2006 [cited 2010 Jun 23]. Videocast: 5 min. Available from: http://metis.findlay.edu:2209/video.aspx?file=anj_01/anj_01