Properly citing jointly published book that does not have an author can be one of the most frustrating parts of writing an essay, term paper or research paper. Whenever a quote is used, it must be properly cited within the paper and listed on the bibliography at the end of the paper. There are many ways to cite a book depending upon who wrote the book and the type of book used. In this article, I will explain cite a jointly published reference book that does not have an author, in-text and on the works cited page.Find the book’s information that you will need. Most of the time, the information can be found on the front and back of the title page. You will need the book’s title, quotation page number, editor’s name (if applicable), date of publication, publishers’ names, and publishers’ location.
Instructions
Cite a Jointly Published Book That Does Not Have an Author
1. If a book has no author but lists an editor, start the citation using the editor’s last name, comma, first name, comma, ed, period. Next, write the book’s title, underlined followed by a period. Write the edition of the book, followed by a period. Next, write the date the book was written (if different from the publication date) followed by a period. Next, list the publishers in the order that they appear on the book’s title page in this fashion: city of publication, colon, publisher’s name, semi-colon. Next city of publication, colon, publisher’s name, comma, date of publication, period.
2. If a book has no author or editor listed, start the citation using the book’s title, underlined followed by a period. Next, write the edition of the book, followed by a period. Write the date the book was written (if different from the publication date) followed by a period. Next, list the publishers in the order that they appear on the book’s title page in this fashion: city of publication, colon, publisher’s name, semi-colon. Next city of publication, colon, publisher’s name, comma, date of publication, period.
3. Citing a book with no author with a signal sentence can be done as well. Underline the title of the book in the signal sentence. Put quotation marks around the quote followed by the page number in parenthesis. Follow it by a period.
4. Citing a book with no author without a signal sentence can be done, too. Put the quotation in quotation marks, followed by the book’s title (in quotation marks) and page number in parenthesis followed by a period. Note: you can shorten the book’s title as long it is still clear and can be found easily on the Works Cited page.
5. Figure out any other information needed from the book for your paper. Referencing can be simplified by gaining as much information from one source as possible.
