 Confused about how to reference a chapter in an edited book? The author of a book is the person who wrote the content of the whole book. Sometimes, however, an editor or editors will bring several other authors together to each write a chapter, which are then published as an edited book. Here are the editors on the front cover. In the table of contents we can see each chapter and its authors. This means we need to cite the chapter author rather than the whole book. When citing in text, acknowledge the chapter author, not the editor. So how do we create a reference for a chapter in an edited book? We need the author and initials, the year, 2014, the title of the chapter, word structure in Australian languages, then the editor and the title of the book, The Languages and Linguistics of Australia. For the editors, we swap the initial and surname so that the initial comes first, followed by the surname and its in brackets. Add any addition details, page numbers for the chapter. For more examples, check the CDU Harvard referencing guide.