How To Cite A Journal Article Apa In Text With Two Authors

For example you would write smith clark lane 2018.

How to cite a journal article apa in text with two authors. Author surname et al year in text citation quotation. Then include the last name and first initial of the second author. Multiple authors this apa citation style guide provides practical advice for citing sources following the guidelines set forth in the publication manual of the american psychological association 6th edition. The reference list entry information about the article that appears at the end of your paper in the list of references the in text citation brief information that appears in the body of your paper to indicate a direct quote or paraphrase.

Apa citation style guide 6th edition. For in text citations cite both names every time rios pickle 2010 or rios and pickle 2010 contend. You should also use an ampersand instead of writing out and before the last author s name. For reference list entries cite both authors names with the ampersand between the names.

The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here. Articles with two authors. If an article has two authors follow the basic format for a journal reference. Epub ahead of print articles also labeled advanced online publication articles may not have a volume number issue number or page numbers assigned to them.

Author surname author. The ampersand is used between two authors when their names are written in parentheses but when when the names are written in the narrative. If you are dealing with two editors instead of two authors you would simply insert the names of the editors into the place where the authors names are now followed by eds without the quotation marks see the example. If you cannot find a fully published version of the article that includes this information you can cite the article as an advanced online publication noting its status where you would usually include the volume issue and page numbers.

For more than 20 authors list the first 19 followed by an ellipses then list the final author. Journal article two authors doi electronic or print this libguide is for apa 6th edition click here to visit our new apa 7th edition libguide general format. Author surname et al year page number references. In apa style there are two elements needed to properly cite each of your sources.

Place a comma after the first initial of the first author followed by an ampersand. Several of the examples in this guide were drawn from the apa manual. Surnames and initials for up to twenty authors should be provided in the reference list. To cite multiple authors in apa in text list the last names of the authors in parentheses at the end of the sentence you re sourcing followed by the year of publication.