first name, Last Name, say for eg: Nikita is my First name & S is my Initial.
how should my name be listed? Is it NIKITA.S or S.NIKITA
You can differentiate authors with the same last name and first initial by including their full first name in the citation. If both authors have the same first name as well, you can include their middle initial. If that is also the same, you can list their names in the order they appear in the original work.
I would include the middle initial just to make sure nothing goes wrong
should I add a period and a comma after the middle name
To cite an author with a middle name in APA 7th edition, include the author's middle initial after their first initial in the reference list entry. For in-text citations, use the author's last name followed by the year of publication.
Taylor's middle name is Alison, so her middle initial is A.
His middle name is Thomas, so his middle initial is T.
Jessica is Danielle's middle name. Therefore her middle initial is J.
It is impossible to guess a middle name just by knowing the last name and the middle name's initial.
No, a middle initial is not the same as a maiden name. A middle initial typically represents a person's middle name, while a maiden name is the surname a woman uses before marriage. For example, if a woman named Jane Smith marries and takes her husband's last name, her maiden name is Smith, but her middle initial would remain the same unless she changes her middle name.
Compound middle names like Dela Cruz, Quintos Deles, Villa Roman What will be the middle initial to be used in case the middle name is Dela Cruz, Quintos Deles or Villa Roman. The middle initial that should be used should be the first letter of the middle name. For Dela Cruz , the middle initial should be "D". For Quintos Deles "Q". For Villa Roman "R". Check NSO official site: http://www.census.gov.ph/civilregistration/problems-and-solutions/compound-middle-names-dela-cruz-quintos-deles-villa-roman
The middle initial on a boarding pass typically includes the initial of the passenger's middle name.
According to Albert Einstein's birth certificate, he didn't have a middle name or middle initial.