To cite a source with six authors in APA format, list all six authors' last names followed by the publication year in parentheses. For example: (Smith, Johnson, Brown, Lee, Garcia, Martinez, 2020).
To cite a source with more than 8 authors in APA format, list the first six authors followed by an ellipsis (...) and then the last author's name.
To cite a source in APA format with three authors, list all authors' last names in the reference list and in-text citation, separated by commas and an ampersand before the last author's name.
When citing a paraphrase in APA format from a source with multiple authors, include the last names of all the authors followed by the publication year in parentheses. For example: (Smith, Johnson, Lee, 2019).
To cite a source with three authors in APA format, list all authors' last names in the in-text citation and separate them with commas. In the reference list, list all authors' last names followed by their initials, separated by commas and an ampersand before the last author's name.
To cite a source with four authors in APA format, list all authors' last names in the reference list, separated by commas and an ampersand before the last author's name. In-text citations should include all authors' last names the first time the source is mentioned, followed by "et al." for subsequent citations.
To cite multiple authors in APA format, list all the authors' last names in the in-text citation, separated by commas, and use an ampersand before the last author's name. In the reference list, list all authors' names in the same order as they appear in the source.
To cite a source with five authors in APA format, list all authors' last names followed by their initials, separated by commas and an ampersand before the last author's name. Include the publication year in parentheses, the title of the work, the publication information, and the DOI or URL if available.
To cite a source in APA format with multiple authors, list all the authors' last names in the reference list, separated by commas and an ampersand before the last author's name. In the in-text citation, use the first author's last name followed by "et al." and the publication year.
To cite a book in APA format with two authors, list both authors' last names followed by the year of publication in parentheses. For example: (Smith Johnson, 2020).
To cite an article with two authors in APA format, list both authors' last names followed by the publication year in parentheses. For example: (Smith Johnson, 2020).
In APA format, you do not need to cite the same source after every sentence. It is generally sufficient to cite the source at the end of a paragraph or section, as long as the information presented is from that source.
To cite multiple authors from different sources in APA format, list the authors in alphabetical order, separate them with a semicolon, and include the publication year in parentheses. For example: (Smith, 2019; Johnson, 2020).