How do you cite a chapter in an edited volume?

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When citing a chapter in an edited volume, you place the chapter’s author first, then the chapter title, followed by the phrase “in” and the editor’s name with (ed.) to show this is part of a collection edited by someone. After that comes the title of the book, then the page range for the chapter, and finally the publisher and year. This sequence makes clear who wrote the chapter, what it’s called, exactly where it appears within the edited work, and the publication details. The best form shown here follows that order: Author, Title, in Editor (ed.), Title of Book Page (Publisher Year). It correctly signals that the work is a chapter within an edited volume and provides the precise location in the book along with publication information. Other formats that drop the “in … (ed.)” part, omit the page range, or place elements in the wrong order would not convey that this is a chapter in an edited volume.