In Text Citation With 2 Authors

Name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses each time. Author-date style places citations directly in the text in parentheses. APA in-text citations with multiple authors. For a work with two authors include both authors last names in every in-text citation whether narrative or parenthetical.

Author Date Citation System

Jones Chavez Jackson and Chen 2010 duplicated.

In text citation with 2 authors. For multiple authors names within a parenthetic citation use. Authors Last Name First Initial. Initials help avoid confusion within the text and help readers locate the correct entry in the reference list.

Only list the first author with the Latin abbreviation et al for any subsequent references. APA Citation Style 7th edition. If there are four or more authors the citation is shortened with et al.

Citing Authors With the Same Surname If the first authors of multiple references share the same surname but have different initials include the first authors initials in all in-text citations even if the year of publication differs. If the same author last name is found as second third etc authors initials are NOT used. Provide all the authors last names when you first refer to a document with 3-5 authors.

For instance if two or more authors have the same last name provide both authors first initials or even the authors full name if different authors share initials in your citation. Johnson and Smith 2009 found. If you cited works with these authors.

Apa 6th Edition Referencing Part 1 In Text Citation