Works Written By Two Authors 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.
- Give the author or editor with last name first, followed by a period. …
- If there are two authors, give both. …
- If there are three to ten authors or editors, give them all. …
- If there are 11 or more authors or editors, give the first seven and add et al. (
Give
the author (last name first) followed by the year of publication
then the article title. Include the name of the journal (in italics) followed by the volume number, the issue number (if available) and end with the page number(s).
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.
In an MLA in-text citation, you may name the author either in parentheses or in the main text. When there are two authors,
simply cite both surnames, separated by “and”
. When there are three or more authors, cite the first author's surname followed by “et al.” if the citation appears in parentheses.
In a Chicago style footnote, list up to three authors. If there are more than three, name only the first author, followed by
“et al.
” In the bibliography, list up to 10 authors. If there are more than 10, list the first seven followed by “et al.”
Footnote For two or three authors,
list each of the authors in the order presented on the title page of the book
. For more than three authors, list the first author's name followed by “and others” or “et al.”: x. First name Last name and First name Last Name, Title (City: Publisher, Date), page number if relevant.
What is Chicago style format?
The
main text should be double-spaced
, and each new paragraph should begin with a 1⁄2 inch indent. Text should be left-aligned and not “justified” (meaning that the right margin should look ragged). Page numbers can be placed either in the top right or the bottom center of the page – one or the other, not both.
How do you write a reference in Chicago style?
Chicago newspaper citation
Author last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Name of Publication, month date, year. URL if applicable.
How do you do footnotes in Chicago style?
- Include the pages on which the cited information is found so that readers easily find the source.
- Match with a superscript number (example:
1
) at the end of the sentence referencing the source. - Begin with 1 and continue numerically throughout the paper. Do not start the order over on each page.
In MLA Style, if a source has two authors,
name both authors in your in-text citation and Works Cited entry
. If there are three or more authors, name only the first author, followed by et al. Moore, Jason W.
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.
If a work has two authors,
separate their names with an ampersand (&) in a parenthetical citation
or “and” in a narrative citation. If there are three or more authors, only include the first author's last name followed by “et al.”, meaning “and others”.
More Than Three Authors (p.
If you are dealing with a book that has more than three editors instead of authors,
insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors' names are now, followed by a comma and the word “eds
.” without the quotation marks (as per the example).
What to do if two in-text citations are the same?
If you cite multiple works by the same author in the same parenthetical citation,
give the author's name only once and follow with dates
. No date citations go first, then years, then in-press citations.
How do you cite two pages in one sentence?
If your references/quotes run concurrent to each other,
you can use one citation at the end
, i.e., (Smith 23, 32). This works best with direct quotes because it indicates that the first quote is from page 23 and the second from 32. The cited text must directly follow each other.