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Article with Multiple Authors (printed journal)

Articles with More than Three Authors / Spacing Citations / Avoiding Plagiarism




MLA

Format:

Author Last, First, and Author First Last. "Title." Journal Name Volume
          Number.Issue Number (Year of Pub): inclusive page numbers. Print.

[Note: If a source has more than three authors, only the first author should be listed, with the Latin phrase “et al.” (meaning “and others”) following their name.]

Sample Citation:

Gautreau, Ronald, and Jeffrey M. Cohen. "Birth and Death of a Black
          Hole." American Journal of Physics 65 (May 1997): 444-6. Print.

Pridmore, William, Mitchell Chamlin, and Adam Trahan. “A Test of Competing
          Hypotheses About Homicide Following Terrorist Attacks: An Interrupted
          Time Series Analysis of September 11 and Oklahoma City.” Journal of
          Quantitative Criminology
24 (Dec. 2008): 381-96. Print.

Sample In-Text References:

(Gautreau and Cohen 445)

(Pridmore, Chamlin, and Trahan 383)

For more information, see pages 137-140 in the MLA Handbook, 7th edition.
 




APA

Format:

Author Last, First Initial, & Author Last, First Initial. (Year, Month Day of
          Pub). Title. Journal Name, volume number, inclusive page numbers.

[Note: Include all authors up to seven names.  If there are more than seven names listed as author, include the first seven and end the author section with the phrase "et al."]

Sample Citation:

Gautreau, R., & Cohen, J.M. (1997, May). Birth and death of a black
          hole. American Journal of Physics, 65, 444-446.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Gautreau & Cohen, 1997, p. 445)

For more information, see page 198 in the APA Publication Manual, 6th ed.
 

 

 


Chicago

(Notes)

Format:

B: Author Last, First, and Author First Last. "Title." Journal Name
          volume #, no. issue # (Day Month Year): inclusive page numbers.

N:       Note number. Author First Last and Author First Last, "Title," Journal Name volume #, no. issue number (Month/Season Year): page number used.

[Note on punctuation: For clarity, Chicago Notes style also allows the use of semi-colons between author names as opposed to using the comma.  Note on number of authors: If ten or fewer authors are listed, include all authors in the bibliography.  If more than ten authors are listed, include the name of the first author followed by the phrase "et al."  All notes for texts with more than three authors can also abbreviate.]

Sample Citation:

Gautreau, Ronald, and Jeffrey M. Cohen. "Birth and Death of a Black
          Hole." American Journal of Physics 65 (May 1997): 444-446.

Sample Note:

          14. Ronald Gautreau and Jeffrey M. Cohen, "Bird and Death of a Black Hole," American Journal of Physics 65 (May 1997): 445.

For more information, see pages 688-92 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 


 


Chicago

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First, and Author First Last. Year of Pub. Title. Journal Name
        
 volume # (no. issue #): inclusive page numbers.

[Note on punctuation: For clarity, Chicago Notes style also allows the use of semi-colons between author names as opposed to using the comma.  Note on number of authors: If ten or fewer authors are listed, include all authors in the bibliography.  If more than ten authors are listed, include the name of the first author followed by the phrase "et al."  All notes for texts with more than three authors can also abbreviate.]

Sample Citations:

Gautreau, Ronald, and Jeffrey M. Cohen. 1997. Birth and death of a
          black hole. American Journal of Physics 65: 444-446.

Pridmore, William, Mitchell Chamlin, and Adam Trahan. 1997. A test of competing
          hypotheses about homicide following terrorist attacks: An interrupted time
          series analysis of September 11 and Oklahoma City.  Journal of Quantitative
          Criminology
24 (December): 381-96.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Gautreau and Cohen 1997, 445)

(Pridmore, Chamlin, and Trahan 1997, 385)

For more information, see pages 688-92 in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
 




ASA

Format:

Author Last, First and Author First Last. Year of Pub. "Title." Journal Name
          volume # (issue #): inclusive page numbers.

Sample Citation:

Gautreau, Ronald and Jeffrey M. Cohen. 1997. "Birth and death of a black hole."
          American Journal of Physics 65: 444-446.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Gautreau and Cohen 1997: 445)

For more information, see pages 48-49 in the ASA Style Guide, 3rd edition.
 





Turabian

(Notes)

Format:

B: Author Last, First, and Author First Last. "Title." Journal Name
          volume #, no. issue # (Day Month Year): inclusive page numbers.

N:       Note number. Author First Last and Author First Last, "Title," Journal Name volume #, no. issue number (Month/Season Year): page number used.

[Note: Include all authors regardless of number in the order they appear on the book's title page when creating your Bibliography.  Abbreviated author entries are allowed in endnotes or footnotes, using the terms "et al." or "and others."]

Sample Citation:

Gautreau, Ronald, and Jeffrey M. Cohen. "Birth and Death of a Black
          Hole." American Journal of Physics 65 (May 1997): 444-446.

Sample Note:

          14. Ronald Gautreau and Jeffrey M. Cohen, "Bird and Death of a Black Hole," American Journal of Physics 65 (May 1997): 445.

For more information see page 163 in the Turabian Manual, 7th edition.
 





Turabian

(Author-Date)

Format:

Author Last, First, and Author First Last. Year of Pub. Title. Journal Name
        
 volume #, no. issue # (Month/Season): inclusive page numbers.

[Note: Month and day of publication are rarely included after the issue
number if an issue number is present.  Seasons or months may be included in parentheses after the volume number. See following example.]

Sample Citation:

Gautreau, Ronald, and Jeffrey M. Cohen. 1997. Birth and death of a
          black hole. American Journal of Physics 65 (May): 444-446.

Sample In-Text Reference:

(Gautreau and Cohen 1997, 445)

For more information, see pages 247-249 in the Turabian Manual, 7th edition.
 

Articles with More than Three Authors

The following rules show how citations would be formatted if more than three authors are listed for a work.

  • MLA:  If there are more than three authors, include the last and first name of the first author followed by a comma and the phrase "et al."  Example: 

    Patten, Michael A., et al.
     
  • APA: Show names as in the example above when there are three to six authors. When there are more than six authors, include the first six authors in the same style as above and end the list of the first six with the phrase "et al."  Example:

    Nolan, C., Millet, M., MacAlpine, B., Donald, J., Harris, B., Costanza, J., Caraway, B., et al.
     
  • Chicago (Notes):  It is customary to include all of the authors as they are listed in the article. However, Chicago Notes style does allow that the author list be abbreviated to the last and first name of the first author listed, followed by "et al." or "and others" without intervening punctuation.  Example:

    Patten, Michael A. et al. 
    or 
    Patten, Michael A. and others. 
     
  • Chicago (Author-Date): Include all authors regardless of number in the order they appear on the book's title page when creating your Bibliography. Example:

    Patten, Michael A.,
     
  • ASA:  Include all authors regardless of number in the order they appear on the book's title page when creating your Bibliography.
     
  • Turabian:  Include all authors regardless of number in the order they appear on the book's title page when creating your Bibliography.  Abbreviated author entries are allowed in endnotes or footnotes, using the terms "et al." or "and others." See page 188 of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian (available in the library's Ready Reference section) for further information.


Spacing Citations

Each citation style has specific rules for indentation and spacing within entries. The first line of each citation should start at the left margin and subsequent lines subsequent lines should be indented.  Use the following guidelines when preparing your list of resources:

  • MLA:  double-space the Works Cited page
  • APA:  double-space the References page
  • Chicago:  single-space the Bibliography page
  • ASA: double-space the References page
  • Turabian: single-space within each entry and double-space between entries on the Works Cited page

Your list of citations should always be organized alphabetically. For more detailed information on formatting your essay and creating citations, refer to the published citation style guides.
 

Avoiding Plagiarism

Writers cite their sources for a number of different reasons.  However, there is not a single good reason for the improper use or faulty citation of research sources.  Visit the Citing Sources Menu Page for information on avoiding plagiarism..

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