bibliographies: edition

When citing an edition other than the first one in a bibliographic entry, indicate the edition used in Arabic numerals and abbreviate the word “edition” as “ed.”:

  • Werther, William B., et al. Canadian Human Resource Management. 3rd ed.
    Whitby, Ont.: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990.

Note: The words “reprint,” “printing” and “impression” do not indicate a new edition.

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