The usual advice is to take the information from the title page of the book or article. So if the author's name appears on the title page as Jim Y. Jones the name should appear in the references and bibliography as: Jones, Jim Y. Obviously, if the author has also published work under another name this should appear in square brackets after the name in the bibliography. (Do not include nicknames or facetious names).
The keyword reference entry for books is typically the author's last name followed by the book title.
The last name of the author comes at the very beginning of the entry.
When a reference has more than six authors, in APA style, you can include the first six authors followed by ellipses (...) and then the last author's name.
When referencing a book with many authors, include the names of all the authors in the citation using the "et al." abbreviation after the first author's name if there are more than three authors. In the reference list, list all the authors' names.
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.
the authors full name is louis sachar
If the author of a work is unknown, you would begin the reference entry with the title of the work in place of the author's name.
You can cite an encyclopedia or dictionary by including the title of the entry, the name of the reference work, the edition if applicable, the publication date, and the full URL if accessed online. Use the title of the entry in place of the author's name when creating the citation.
In an APA reference entry, you typically do not include the author's degree. The focus is on providing information such as the author's name, year of publication, title of the work, and publication details.
When citing a source with multiple contributors in APA style, list up to 20 authors in the reference list. If there are 21 or more authors, include the first 19 authors, an ellipsis, and then the final author's name. In-text citations should use the first author's name followed by "et al." and the publication year.
As you type, Excel displays the entry in the FORMULA BAR, and also displays the active cell reference int he Name box on the left.
Yes, in APA style, authors must be listed in alphabetical order by last name in the reference list.