APA: Multiple Authors

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Works with three to five authors

• Include all names in the first APA style parenthetical citation, separated by commas and then an ampersand (&).
• Include all names in the first narrative reference, separated by commas and the word ‘and.’
• For all subsequent in-text narrative and APA style parenthetical citations, include only the first author, followed by “et al.” and publication year if it is the first citation in a paragraph.

First in-text parenthetical citation:

APA citation Parenthetical Example:

Rallying to restore sanity was a revolutionary undertaking (Stewart, Colbert, & Oliver, 2010).

All subsequent in-text parenthetical citations APA:

Parenthetical Format APA Citation:

The event resulted in thousands of participants flocking to the National Mall in support of the cause (Stewart et al., 2010).

First narrative reference:

Narrative Example:

Stewart, Colbert, and Oliver (2010) stated that rallying to restore sanity was a revolutionary undertaking.

All subsequent narrative references:

Example:

Stewart et al. (2010) stated the event resulted in thousands of participants flocking to the National Mall in support of the cause.

References

Staff, EasyBib. “EasyBib's Guide to APA Parenthetical Citations.” EasyBib, Chegg, 1 Jan. 2019, www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/apa-format/how-to-cite-a-parenthetical-citations-apa/.