Yes, there is a period after "et al." in citations.
Yes, you do put a period after "et al." in citations.
Yes, "et al." is used in MLA citations when referencing multiple authors in a source.
No, "et al." does not have a period.
No, there is not a period after et, rather, the period is after al. Et al. is Latin for et alli, meaning "and other people."
Use et al. for subsequent multiple authors in citations.
In a text document, "et al." should be written in lowercase with a period after "al" to indicate it is an abbreviation for "et alia," meaning "and others." It is typically used in citations when referring to a source with multiple authors, following the name of the first author. For example: "Smith et al. (2020) found that..." Additionally, ensure that "et al." is italicized according to most style guides.
In APA style, for citing a work with three or more authors in-text, the first citation would include all authors followed by "et al." For example: (Smith, Jones, Brown, et al., 2021). Subsequent citations of the same work can then use "et al." from the first citation onwards.
Use et al. for subsequent multiple authors in citations.
Definitely! "et al." is an abbreviation of "et alli". "et" is a complete word hence no full-stop is required BUT "al." is an abbreviation of "alli" hence a full stop is required.
Et al. is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase et alii, which means "and others". Since al. is an abbreviation, it is properly spelled with a period/full stop.
In Latin, "et al." (short for "et alii," meaning "and others") should indeed have a period after it, as it is an abbreviation. However, "et ano" is not a standard Latin abbreviation and does not typically require a period. If you meant "et al." or another specific abbreviation, it would depend on the context in which it is used.
In academic writing, "et al." should be punctuated with a period after "al" and should be italicized or underlined to indicate it is a foreign term.