SS Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
Orthodox Education for Faith and Life
BOOKS
Below are instructions on how to reference a book with one or more authors, a book chapter, edited books, and e-books.
1 AUTHOR
1st Footnote
Note number. Author’s Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
Examples
1. James R. Royse, Scribal Habits in Early Greek New Testament Papyri (NTTSD 36; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008), 614.
2. John Ziesler, Pauline Christianity (London/New York: Oxford University Press, rev. edn, 1990), 114–15.
3. Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on John (vol.1; trans. David R. Maxwell; ed. Joel C. Elowsky; Ancient Christian Texts; Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2013), IV:18.
Subsequent Footnotes
Note number. Author’s surname, Shortened Title of Book, Volumn.Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Royse, Scribal Habits, 614.
2. Cyril, Commentary on John, I.IV:18–19.
Bibliography
Author’s Surname, Author’s Given Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
Example Bibliography
Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on John (2 vols; trans. David R. Maxwell; ed. Joel C. Elowsky; Ancient Christian Texts; Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2013–15).
Royse, James R., Scribal Habits in Early Greek New Testament Papyri (New Testament Tools, Studies, and Documents 36; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008).
Ziesler, John, Pauline Christianity (London/New York: Oxford University Press, rev. edn, 1990).
2 AUTHORS
1st Footnote
Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Second Author’s Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Anthony Grafton and Megan Hale Williams, Christianity and the Transformation of the Book: Origen, Eusebius, and the Library of Caesarea (Cambridge/London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006), 110–15.
2. Chrysostomos of Etna and Auxentios of Photiki, Scripture and Tradition (Etna: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 2nd edn, 1999), III:3–4.
Subsequent Footnotes
Note number. First Author’s Last Name and Second Author’s Last Name, Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Grafton and Williams, Christianity, 20.
2. Chrysostomos and Auxentios, Scripture, III:3–4.
Bibliography
First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, and Second Author's Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
Example Bibliography
Chrysostomos of Etna and Auxentios of Photiki, Scripture and Tradition (Etna: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 2nd edn, 1999).
Grafton, Anthony, and Megan Hale Williams, Christianity and the Transformation of the Book: Origen, Eusebius, and the Library of Caesarea (Cambridge/London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006).
3 OR MORE AUTHORS
1st Footnote
3 Authors
Note number. First Author’s Full Name, Second Author’s Full Name, and Third Author's Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
4 or More Authors
Note number. First Author’s Full Name et al., Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
Examples
1. William Sanford La Sor, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic William Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982), 120–25.
2. John Meyendorff et al., The Library of Orthodox Theology: No. I :The Primacy of Peter (Leighton Buzzard: Faith Press, 2nd edn, 1973), 10–16.
Subsequent Footnotes
3 Authors
Note number. First Author’s Last Name, Second Author’s Last Name, and Third Author's Last Name, Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
4 or More Authors
Note number. First Author’s Last Name et al., Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
Examples
1. La Sor, Hubbard, and Bush, Old Testament Survey, 24.
2. Meyendorff et al., Library of Orthodox Theology, 4.
Bibliography
3 or More Authors
First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Second Author's Full Name, and Third Author's Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
Example Bibliography
La Sor, William Sanford, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic William Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982).
Meyendorff, John, Alexander Schmemann, Katharine Farrer, Nicholas Afanassieff, and Nicolas Koulomzine, The Library of Orthodox Theology: No. I :The Primacy of Peter (Leighton Buzzard: Faith Press, 2nd edn, 1973).
EDITED BOOK
1st Footnote
Note number. First Editor's Full Name and Full Name of Additional Editor(s) (up to 3 editors. Any more use et al. after first editor)(ed./eds), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Markus Bockmuehl and Guy G. Strousma (eds), Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 12–16.
Subsequent Footnotes
Note number. First Editor’s Last Name and Last Name of Additional Editor(s) (up to 3 editors. Any more use et al. after first editor), Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Bockmuehl and Stousma, Paradise in Antiquity, 72.
Bibliography
First Editor’s Surname, First Editor’s Given Name, and Full Name of Additional Editor(s) (ed./eds), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
Example Bibliography
Bockmuehl, Markus, and Guy G. Strousma (eds), Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).
BOOK CHAPTER
1st Footnote
Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Full Name of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages, at Page or Pages.
Examples
1. J. Bloggs, "The Art of Being Interesting," in Charisma and Cult in the Twentieth Century (eds I. Snobrick and E. S. Morgan; London: Lion Publishing, 2019), 245–57, at 247.
Subsequent Footnotes
Note number. Author’s Surname and Surname of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Shortened Title of Chapter," Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Bloggs, “Art of Being Interesting,” 245.
Bibliography
First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Author’s Surname and Full Name of Additional Author(s), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page Numbers.
Example Bibliography
Bloggs, J., "The Art of Being Interesting," in Charisma and Cult in the Twentieth Century (eds I. Snobrick and E. S. Morgan; London: Lion Publishing, 2019), 245–57.
ELECTRONIC BOOK
(E-BOOK)
Please note, that if the e-book is also available in print form you can reference it as a print book.
References to e-resources include either a URL or a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). If allocated, DOI's are the preferred electronic resource identifier.
E-books often have what is called unfixed page numbers. This means that the page numbers change when the text is resized. This is problematic when it comes to referencing e-books as you need to reference page numbers that are fixed (not changeable), such as they are in print books.
There are a couple of options you can use to counteract this issue.
1. Download a chapter from the e-book, or the whole book, to PDF format. The PDF format is standardized and the page numbers typically correlate with the print version of the work.
2. Sometimes a book does have the original page numbers (publisher-embedded print page numbers) recorded in the item’s metadata and you can opt to view those pages through your eReader platform’s settings (common eReader platforms are, Kobo, Adobe, and Kindle <https://www.lifewire.com/display-page-numbers-on-kindle-5213422>). Not every book will have this option as it’s dependent upon whether the publisher provides the original print page numbers in the metadata they have set up for the work in its e-book form. You will need to look up the setting options for your preferred eReader to see whether you can nominate that option.
In cases where e-books do not have fixed page numbers, use other locaters when referencing them, such as a chapter number or a section heading instead.
1st Footnote
Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Full Name of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages, DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
Examples
1. Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, Syrian Dioceses (trans. Matti Moosa, 2011), 23–26, http://www.syriacstudies.com/2011/08/05/syrian-dioceses (accessed 12/05/2019).
Subsequent Footnotes
Note number. Author’s Surname and Surname of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), Shortened Title of Book, Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Barsoum, Syrian Dioceses, 65.
Bibliography
First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Author’s Surname and Full Name of Additional Author(s), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
Example Bibliography
Barsoum, Ignatius Aphram, Syrian Dioceses (trans. Matti Moosa, 2011),
http://www.syriacstudies.com/2011/08/05/syrian-dioceses (accessed 12/05/2019).
CHAPTER IN AN ELECTRONIC BOOK
(E-BOOK)
1st Footnote
Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Full Name of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages, at Page or Pages, DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
Examples
1. Sebastian P. Brock, “Pawla of Edessa,” in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition (eds S. P. Brock, A. M. Butts, G. A. Kiraz and L. Van Rompay; online ed. Beth Mardutho, 2018), https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Pawla-of-Edessa (accessed 29/09/2022).
Subsequent Footnotes
Note number. Author’s Surname and Surname of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Shortened Title of Chapter," Page or Pages.
Examples
1. Barsoum, “Pawla of Edessa.”
Bibliography
First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Author’s Surname and Full Name of Additional Author(s), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page Numbers, DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
Example Bibliography
Brock, Sebastian P., “Pawla of Edessa,” in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition (eds S. P. Brock, A. M. Butts, G. A. Kiraz and L. Van Rompay; online edn Beth Mardutho, 2018), https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Pawla-of-Edessa (accessed 29/09/2022).