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A complete reference to a print book includes the following: 1. Authors' surnames and first and middle initials2. Chapter title (when cited)3. Surname and first and middle initials of book authors or editors (or translator, if any)4. Title of book and subtitle, if any5. Volume number and volume title, when there is more than 1 volume6. Edition number (do not indicate first edition)7. Place of publication (see , Abbreviations, Cities, States, Counties, Territories, Possessions; Provinces; Countries)8. Name of publisher9. Year of copyright10. Page numbers, when specific pages are cited ...Less

Use arabic numerals to indicate an edition, even if the publisher has used roman numerals, but do not indicate a first edition. If a subsequent edition is cited, the number should be given. Abbreviate “New revised edition” as “New rev ed”; “Revised edition” as “Rev ed”; “American edition” as “American ed”; and “British edition” as “British ed.” 1. Glinoer D. Thyroid disease during pregnancy. In: Braverman LE, Utiger RE, eds. Werner and Ingbar’s The Thyroid: A Fundamental and Clinical Text. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000:1013-1027.2. Pratt-Johnson JA, Tilson G. Management of Strabismus and Amblyopia. 2nd ed. ...Less

Names of editors, translators, translator-editors, or executive, consulting, and section editors are given as follows: 1. Plato. The Laws. Taylor EA, trans-ed. London, England: JM Dent & Sons Ltd; 1934:104-105. [Plato is the author; Taylor is the translator-editor.] 2. Klaassen CD. Principles of toxicology and treatment of poisoning. In: Hardman JG, Limbird LE, eds. Gilman AG, consulting ed. Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 10th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co; 2001:67-80. [Klaassen is the author of a chapter in a book edited by Hardman and Limbird, for which Gilman was the consulting editor.]In the following 4 ...Less

Use arabic numerals, unless the pages referred to use roman pagination (eg, the preliminary pages of a book). 1. Lewinsohn P. Depression in adolescents. In: Gottlib IH, Hammen CL, eds. Handbook of Depression. New York, NY: Guilford Press; 2002:541-553.2. Mahan MDF. Preface. In: The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press; 2003:xi-xiii.If a book uses separate pagination within each chapter, follow the style used in the book. Notice that in the example below, because the page numbers contain hyphens, an en dash is used to separate them, rather than the usual hyphen. 3. Kasmar AG, ...Less

Use the name of the city in which the publishing firm was located at the time of publication. Follow the style used by JAMA and the Archives Journals for state names, as well as names of cities outside the United States (see , Abbreviations, Cities, States, Counties, Territories, Possessions; Provinces; Countries). Do not list the state name if it is part of the publisher’s name. If more than 1 location appears, use the one that appears first in the edition you consulted. A colon separates the place of publication and the name of the publisher. 1. Griffin JR, Grisham JD. ...Less

The full name of the publisher (publisher’s imprint, as shown on the title page) should be given, abbreviated in accordance with the style used by JAMA and the Archives Journals (see , Abbreviations, Business Firms) but without any punctuation. Even if the name of a publishing firm has changed, use the name that was given on the published work. The following is an example of the format for a book with a joint imprint: 1. Henderson DA, Inglesby TV, O'Toole T, eds. Bioterrorism. Chicago, IL: JAMA/Archives and AMA Press; 2002.Consult the latest Books in Print to verify names of publishers, ...Less

When citing a chapter of a book, capitalize as for a journal article title (see , Titles); do not use quotation marks. Inclusive page numbers of the chapter should be given (see also , Page Numbers or Chapter Number). 1. Solensky R. Drug allergy: desensitization and treatment of reactions to antibiotics and aspirin. In: Lockey P, ed. Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker; 2004:585-606.2. Yashiro M, Yanagawa H. Database construction for information on patients with Kawasaki disease. In: Yanagawa H, Nakamura Y, Yashiro M, Kawasaki T, eds. Epidemiology of Kawasaki Disease: A 30-Year Achievement. Tokyo, ...Less

When referring to an entire book, rather than pages or a specific section, use the following format (see also , Authors). 1. Modlin J, Jenkins P. Decision Analysis in Planning for a Polio Outbreak in the United States. San Francisco, CA: Pediatric Academic Societies; 2004.2. Adkinson N, Yunginger J, Busse W, Bochner B, Holgate S, Middleton E, eds. Middleton’s Allergy: Principles and Practice. 6th ed. St Louis, MO: Mosby; 2003.3. Sacks O. Uncle Tungsten. New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf; 2001.4. Weedon D. Skin Pathology. London, England: Churchill Livingstone; 2002.5. World Health Organization. Injury: A Leading Cause of the Global ...Less

References to monographs should be styled the same as references to books. ...

A complete reference to a print book includes the following: 1. Authors' surnames and first and middle initials2. Chapter title (when cited)3. Surname and first and middle initials of book authors or editors (or translator, if any)4. Title of book and subtitle, if any5. Volume number and volume title, when there is more than 1 volume6. Edition number (do not indicate first edition)7. Place of publication (see , Abbreviations, Cities, States, Counties, Territories, Possessions; Provinces; Countries)8. Name of publisher9. Year of copyright10. Page numbers, when specific pages are citedWhen referring to an entire book, rather than pages or a specific ...Less