References: An entry that appears at the end of your paper.
List by last names and initials; commas separate author names, while the last author name is preceded again by ampersand.
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, & Author Last Name, Year).
NOTE: Although the first in-text citation for a work with three to five authors/editors includes all of the names of the authors/editors, subsequent citations include only the first author's/editor's surname, followed by et al. and the 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, & Author Last Name, Year, page number).
Please Note: Rules for citing multiple authors are the same for all resources (books, periodicals, websites, etc.)
References:
• List all author names up to 7:
Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Sun, C. R., Berry, A., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1998). A book with a lot of authors. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
• For 8 or more authors list the first 6 authors then insert the ellipsis symbol [...], and then list the last author's name as below:
Miller, F. H., Choi, M. J., Angeli, L. L., Harland, A. A., Stamos, J. A., Thomas, S. T., . . .Rubin, L. H. (2015). The book with endless authors. Boston, MA: Saunders.
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
• For 3 to 5 authors cite all author names the 1st time:
Kemis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, and Harlow (1993) believed...
(Kemis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, Harlow, & Bach, 1993).
• After the 1st citation for 3 to 5 authors use the 1st author's name and "et al.":
Miller et al. (2009) also supported...
(Miller et al., 2009).
• For 6 or more authors use the first author's name followed by et al.:
Reese et al. (2014) examined...
(Reese et al., 2014).
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
• For 3 to 5 authors cite all author names the 1st time:
(Kernis,Cornell, Sun, Berry, Harlow, & Bach, 1993, p. 19).
• After the 1st citation for 3 to 5 authors use the 1st author's name and "et al.":
(Kernis et al., 1993, p. 83).
• For 6 or more authors use the first author's name followed by et al.:
(Reese et al., 2014, p. 319).
Additional information:
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Ed., pp. 184 & 202-203.
(Some content adapted from and some references quoted from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/)