Works by two authors should
list the last names and first initials separated by an ampersand (&)
. These names should be followed by the date of publication enclosed in parentheses. If the work is a journal article, the title of the article should immediately follow the publication date.
Citing an Author or Authors. A Work by Two Authors:
Name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses each time you cite the work
. Use the word “and” between the authors' names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses.
When a book has two authors, order the authors in the same way they are presented in the book.
Start by listing the first name that appears on the book in last name, first name format
; subsequent author names appear in normal order (first name last name format). Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner.
Works by two authors should
list the last names and first initials separated by an ampersand (&)
. These names should be followed by the date of publication enclosed in parentheses. If the work is a journal article, the title of the article should immediately follow the publication date.
Only when a work has
six or more authors
should the first in-text citation consist of the first author followed by et al. With five or fewer authors, all the author surnames should be spelled out at first mention.
When a work has two authors, include
them in the order they appear on the work, and invert the first author's name but write out the second author's name normally
. Works Cited Format: First Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. Title of Book.
- 2 Authors: Always cite both authors' names in-text everytime you reference them. Example: Johnson and Smith (2009) found…
- 6 or More Authors: If a document has six or more authors, simply provide the last name of the first author with “et al.” from the first citation to the last. Example: Thomas et al.
How do you reference from a book?
- Author or authors. The surname is followed by first initials.
- Year.
- Title (in italics).
- Edition.
- Publisher.
- Place of Publication.
What is full form of et al?
One of these is the Latin phrase et al., an abbreviation
meaning “and others
.” It is used to shorten lists of author names in text citations to make repeated referencing shorter and simpler.
Can you use et al in a greeting?
The use of et al. is not standard in greetings
, so people will stumble over it, wondering whether they missed an important new rule somewhere. Writers using the unusual greeting will worry about how to punctuate after it, and their readers will spend time questioning whatever punctuation choice the writers make.
How Should et al be written?
In et al.,
et should not be followed by a period
. Only “al” should be followed by a period. Since et al. is plural, it should always be a substitute for more than one name. In the case that et al. would stand in for just one author, write the author's name instead.
Name both authors
in the signal phrase
or in parentheses each time you cite the work. Use the word “and” between the authors' names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses.
When a work has two authors, include them in the order they appear on the work, and
invert the first author's name but write out the second author's name normally
. Works Cited Format: First Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. Title of Book.
In-text citations for works with three (3) or more authors can be shortened to the name of the first author and
‘et al.
‘ (and page/para. number as usual). When abbreviating in-text citations with the use of et al., take care to avoid ambiguity.
Collaborative fiction
is a form of writing by a group of authors who share creative control of a story.
