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Multiple Authors
- 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.
Do you cite multiple authors in alphabetical order for APA?
In APA your reference list always goes in alphabetical order occording to the first piece of information that’s different. If you have multiple authors, then look at the first author for each work you are citing.
Order multiple references by the same author chronologically with the earliest work listed first (APA, 2020, p. 304). Alphabetize authors with identical last names by their first initial (e.g., Ling, A. before Ling, B.)
What do you do when you cite multiple authors?
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. Moore, Jason W., and Raj Patel.
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.
In what order do you cite multiple authors?
Use the word “and” between the authors’ names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses. In subsequent citations, only use the first author’s last name followed by “et al.” in the signal phrase or in parentheses. In et al., et should not be followed by a period.
Number of Authors to Include in In-text Citations For a work with three or more authors, include the name of only the first author plus “et al.” in every citation, including the first citation, unless doing so would create ambiguity. To learn more about avoiding ambiguity in in-text citations, see pp.
How do you cite more than 7 authors in APA?
More Than Seven Authors 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.