In APA style, you should cite an author's name by including their last name followed by the first initial (and middle initial if available), separated by a comma. For example: Smith, J. If there are multiple authors, list them all in the same format, separating each author with a comma and an ampersand before the last author's name.
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.
To cite three authors in APA in-text, include all authors' last names the first time you cite the source, followed by the publication year. For subsequent citations, use the first author's last name followed by "et al." and the publication year.
To cite a website in APA format with multiple authors, list all the authors' last names followed by their initials, separated by commas and an ampersand. Include the publication date in parentheses, the title of the webpage in italics, the website name, and the URL.
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 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).
To cite an APA article 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-text citations should include the first author's last name followed by "et al." and the publication year.
To APA cite a book with multiple authors, list all the authors' last names followed by their initials, separate each author with a comma and an ampersand, and include the publication year in parentheses.
To properly APA cite a source with three authors, 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 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 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.