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APA Guide: Two Authors or Editors

Guidelines

References: An entry that appears at the end of your paper.

Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial., & Author Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Place of Publication: Publisher.

 

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): An entry that appears in the body of your paper when you express the ideas of a researcher or author using your own words.  For more tips on paraphrasing check out The OWL at Purdue.

(Author Last Name & Author Last Name, Year).

In-Text Citation (Quotation): An entry that appears in the body of your paper after a direct quote.

(Author Last Name & Author Last Name, Year, page number).

Examples

Please Note: Rules for citing multiple authors are the same for all resources (books, periodicals, websites, etc.)

References:

 

Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

 

If two editors:

Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.


 In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

Calfee and Valencia (1991) describe 

(Calfee & Valencia, 1991).

If two editors:

(Duncan & Brooks-Gunn, 1997).


 In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Calfee & Valencia, 1991, p. 454).

 

If two editors:

(Duncan & Brooks-Gunn, 1997, p. 112).


 Additional information:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Ed., page 175, 177, & 202-203.

 

 

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