For a work with three or more authors, include
only the first author, followed by a comma, and the words et al and ending ith a period
. Woks Cited List: Author Surname, First Name, et al.
NOTE: The in-text citation for works with three or more authors is
shortened to the first author's name followed by et al. and the year.
NOTE: The in-text citation for works with three or more authors is shortened to
the first author's name followed by et al. and the year.
Include last name of both authors connected by the word ‘and', followed by the page number (no comma before the page number) in parentheses. Include the first author's last name followed by
‘et al.
‘ and the page number (no comma before the page number) in parentheses.
NOTE: The in-text citation for works with three or more authors is shortened to
the first author's name followed by et al. and the year
. References: Author Surname, First Initial.
- 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.
Specifically, articles with one or two authors include all names in every in-text citation; articles with three, four, or five authors include
all names in the first in-text citation
but are abbreviated to the first author name plus et al.
List only the first author's name followed by “et al.”
in every citation, even the first, unless doing so would create ambiguity between different sources. In et al., et should not be followed by a period. … Since et al. is plural, it should always be a substitute for more than one name.
List by last names and initials
; commas separate author names. After the sixth author's name, use an ellipsis in place of the author names. Then provide the final author name. There should be no more than seven names.
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
.
List only the first author's name followed by “et al.” in every citation, even the first, unless doing so would create ambiguity between different sources. In et al., et should not be followed by a period. Only “al” should be followed by a period.
You may include
up to 20 authors
in a reference list entry.
What is in text citation example?
APA in-text citation style uses
the author's last name and the year of publication
, for example: (Field, 2005). For direct quotations, include the page number as well, for example: (Field, 2005, p. 14). For sources such as websites and e-books that have no page numbers, use a paragraph number.
When you have 3 or more authors, you only use the first author's surname in text, and abbreviate the rest of the list with “et al.” (Latin for “and others”). In your reference list, you list all of the authors
(up to 20)
.
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.