Use this format if:
- You are using an entry from a Pharmacopoeia, encyclopedia, medical dictionary or similar reference work
- N.B. This is the same pattern used for a book chapter (EndNote Users: use "book section" and leave the author field blank)
You will need (minimum information in bold):
- Author(s) (if available)
- Chapter Title (in sentence case - not in italics)
- Editor(s) (if available)
- Pharmacopoeia/Encyclopedia title (in italics - in Title Case)
- Volume number and title (if there is more than one volume).
- Edition number (if it is not the first edition)
- Publisher's name
- latest copyright year
- Inclusive page numbers
- Accessed date (if online - only if using URL)
- DOI or URL (if online)
Pharmacopoeia Entry (Also Used for Encyclopedia and Dictionary Entries)
Author AA, Author BB. Title of entry. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, eds. Title of Pharmacopoeia. Vol no. Nth ed. Publisher; Year:page numbers. Accessed Month DD, YYYY. DOI or URL
Examples
Ceylon cinnamon bark oil. In: British Pharmacopoeia 2013. Vol 5. The Stationery Office; 2012:3659-3660.
Carbamazepine tablets. In: The Pharmocopeia of the United States of America. Vol 2. 31st ed. The United States Pharmocopeial Convention; 2007:1631.
Antihistamines. In Andrews A, Boden E eds. Black's Veterinary Dictionary. Bloomsbury; 2015. Accessed July 20, 2015. http://search.credoreference.com.elibrary.jcu.edu.au/content/entry/acbvet/antihistamines/0
Notes
- Authors for the entry or editors for the book may not be available.
- Contributors to encyclopedia and dictionaries are sometimes indicated by initials at the end of the entries - always try to find an author rather than assuming there isn't one simply because you cannot see a name in an obvious location.
- Online books may not have page numbers.
