How to cite a journal article in apa format with multiple authors. Johnson and smith 2009 found. Author surname et al year page number references. Name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses each time you cite the work.
Place an ampersand before the final authors name. Apa style has a series of important rules on using author names as part of the author date system. Author surname et al year in text citation quotation.
If an item has no author start the citation with the article title. When an article has one to twenty authors all authors names are cited in the references list entry. See no author if a source does not specify an author.
And then the last authors name. There are additional rules for citing indirect sources electronic sources and sources without page numbers. When an article has twenty one or more authors list the first nineteen authors followed by three spaced ellipse points.
Citing an author or authors. For an apa citation for a journal article with 2 to 20 authors use a comma between all of the author names. If an item has no author start the citation with the article title.
Use the word and between the authors names within the text and use the ampersand in parentheses. Hannah lay sleder 2010 group author. Surnames and initials for up to twenty authors should be provided in the reference list.
Always cite both authors names in text everytime you reference them. Hannah and lay company 2020. Hannah 2010 multiple authors.
Provide all the authors last names when you first refer to a document with 3 5 authors. If you are citing a source that has multiple authors follow these basic steps. When an article has one to seven authors all authors names are cited in the references list entry.
In an in text citation the format is to use the author or authors last names or the group author name. For an article with 21 or more authors list the names of the first 19 authors and use a comma between all of the names. When an article has eight or more authors list the first six authors followed by three spaced ellipse points and then the last authors name.
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