How to manage citations and chapter citations of books through Mendeley?

Mendeley readily facilitates both entire book citation and the citation of specific chapters within edited collections. This supports accurate and consistent referencing in academic writing. Efficient management requires correctly importing book metadata, typically via ISBN search or DOI entry. For chapter citations, users must manually supplement the imported book data with chapter-specific details: chapter title, author(s), pages. Crucially, if chapter authors differ from the book editor(s), both must be included. Always preview the formatted citation to ensure all necessary elements are correctly captured before inserting it into your document. To implement this, import the book source into your Mendeley library. Open the entry details, select the citation type "Book Section," and fill in the chapter author(s), title, editor(s), and page range. Within your word processor (e.g., MS Word, LibreOffice), use the Mendeley Cite plugin to search your library, select the specific book section entry, and seamlessly insert the citation at the cursor point. This workflow enhances efficiency, ensures format consistency, and significantly reduces manual reference list construction time.